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Located in the eastern part of Taichung City, Taiwan, on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Dajia River, Shigang District is known for its agriculture and natural beauty, and is Taichung's famous "rice town". With its flat terrain and well-developed irrigation system, the area produces high-quality rice, strawberries, pineapples and other agricultural products, and attracts many tourists during the spring strawberry season every year. The Shigang Dam is an important landmark that serves both flood control and sightseeing functions, and the surrounding trails allow visitors to enjoy the scenery and ecology of the river. The Old Street retains traditional architecture and has a strong Hakka culture, and local specialties such as mochi and rice cakes are worth trying. Shikang combines idyllic beauty and cultural heritage, making it an ideal place to experience the slow life of central Taiwan.
Guide County is located in the east of China's Qinghai Province, belonging to Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, located in the Yellow River Valley, with an average elevation of 2,200 meters, known as the "Plateau Little Jiangnan" reputation. It is famous for the unique landscape of "Guide Qing of the World Yellow River" - the Yellow River water is crystal clear when it flows through the area, which overturns people's traditional perception of the Yellow River.
Guide has the world's rare colorful Danxia landforms, and the red rock formations of the Ashigang Canyon are as brilliant as Xia under the sun. There is the Yuhuangge Ancient Architectural Complex, which was built in the late Ming Dynasty, the Wenchang Temple, a holy place of Tibetan Buddhism, and the mineral-rich Zhacang Hot Spring. When the pear blossoms bloom in April every year, ten thousand mu of pear orchards form the spectacle of "a sea of pear blossoms at the foot of snow-capped mountains".
As an important ecological barrier on the Tibetan Plateau, Guide fusion of Chinese, Tibetan, Hui and other ethnic cultures, retaining the traditional "June meeting" Nuo ritual activities. Its unique plateau temperate climate makes this place a summer resort, the Yellow River Clear Wetland Park, Thousands of lakes and other scenic spots perfectly show the ecological picture of harmonious coexistence of man and nature.