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Asia/Taipei |
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UTC+8 |
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Located in the western part of Guangdong Province, Luoding is a county-level city under the administration of Yunfu City, known as the "Gateway to Western Guangdong" and the "Breadbasket of Lingnan", situated at the crossroads of Guangfu and Bagui cultures, with a long history of more than 1,400 years since it was established in the Southern Dynasty, and is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". It is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". The Changgangpo Ferry Trough in the county is known as the "Red Flag Canal of the South", which is a model of modern water conservancy engineering; Luoding has abundant products such as rice and cinnamon, and has deep agricultural roots. As an important node of the Maritime Silk Road, Luoding integrates the diverse cultures of Guangfu, Hakka and Lingnan, and retains a rich human heritage of ancient villages and ancestral halls. Nowadays, Luoding, relying on the advantages of the transportation hub, is accelerating its integration into the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and writing a new modern chapter of the millennium-old town with the synergistic development of eco-agriculture, cultural and tourism industries, and manufacturing industry.
Tongxiao Township is located in the southwest of Miaoli County, Taiwan, China, bordering the Taiwan Strait to the west, and is a typical coastal town. It has an area of about 107.8 square kilometers and a population of about 35,000 people. The old name of the town was "Tunxiao", which originated from the phonetic translation of the Pingpu aborigines, and was later renamed to its present name in 1920.
Tunxiao has a wealth of natural landscape resources, including the Tunxiao Coastal Recreation Park, the Tunxiao Beach and Qiu Mao Yuan and other well-known attractions. Hutou Mountain Park is only 93 meters above sea level, but it is the site of an important military monument on the west coast of Taiwan, with the remains of a fort built during the Japanese colonial period and a viewing platform overlooking the Taiwan Strait.
The local economy is based on agriculture, fishing and tourism, with crops such as watermelons and peanuts in abundance. The Tongxiao Power Plant is an important power facility in Taiwan, and has developed into a green energy demonstration base in recent years. The annual Watermelon Festival and A-Ma Cultural Festival are important folkloric events in the area, attracting many tourists.