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Trinity is one of the twelve parishes in the northern part of the British Crown Dependency of Jersey, located about 6 kilometers north of St. Helier. The parish covers an area of approximately 12.3 square kilometers and has a rolling hilly landscape and a magnificent coastline, with the highest point, Les Landings Hill, overlooking the French coast.
Trinity is famous for its historic sites, including the Neolithic Durgu Monument and the 16th century Holy Trinity Church. The parish is home to the Jersey Zoo (now known as Durrell Safari Park), founded in 1959 by naturalist Gerald Durrell and dedicated to the conservation of endangered species. Traditional agriculture and tourism form the backbone of the local economy, with the annual Trinity Show being an important agricultural event for the island.
Bleecker Bay in the west of the parish has the longest sandy beach in the island, while Bleecker Bay in the east is famous for its rocky landscape. Visitors can hike along the North Shore Trail and visit World War II fortifications such as the Grouville Battery. Trinity is an important destination for eco-tourism in Jersey thanks to its combination of rural scenery and ecological reserve.
Gangu County, located in the southeast of Gansu Province and under the jurisdiction of Tianshui City, is situated in the upper reaches of the Weihe River, an important post on the ancient Silk Road to Guanzhong and the western regions, and has been known as the "first county in China" (one of the origins of the county system due to the fact that Fei Zi, the ancestor of the Qin people, had his fiefdom here). With a long history and deep cultural heritage, it is an important birthplace of the Qin and Han cultures, and Jiang Wei, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms, was born here. Gangu Daxinshan Grottoes, excavated in the Northern Wei Dynasty, is a national key cultural relics protection unit, the grottoes of the Tang Dynasty Buddha statues up to 23.3 meters high, exquisite craftsmanship, known as "the first grottoes of the South of Longdong". In addition, Gangu is also the hometown of China's chili peppers, apple production base, specialty agricultural products renowned throughout the country. Nowadays, this ancient city still retains the legacy of the Silk Road, both the loess plateau of the vast and majestic, but also infiltrated with the Weihe River water of the spirit of the show, is to feel the history of the Longyuan Plain and the folklore of the perfect place.