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Zigui County is located in the west of China's Hubei Province, belonging to the city of Yichang, located in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River on the banks of the Xiling Gorge, is the hometown of Qu Yuan and the Three Gorges Reservoir District, an important county and city. With a total area of 2427 square kilometers and a population of about 400,000, it is mainly mountainous and hilly, with a subtropical monsoon climate and four distinct seasons.
Zigui is the hometown of the great poet Qu Yuan, and organizes the International Dragon Boat Festival and Qu Yuan Cultural Tourism Festival every year. It is also the hometown of Chinese navel oranges, producing zigui navel oranges, with agriculture and cultural tourism as the economic pillars. After the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, Zigui became a key area for resettlement of immigrants in the reservoir area, and the new county town was built along the river with modern facilities.
Well-known attractions include Qu Yuan Temple, Jiuwanxi River, Three Gorges Bamboo Sea, etc. Combined with the Three Gorges Tourist Route, it attracts a large number of tourists. Conveniently accessible via the Hurong Expressway, the Yangtze River waterway and Yichang Three Gorges Airport, it is an important node of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
Kaolack is an important city in western Senegal, located in the south of the Gambia River, about 190 kilometers away from the capital Dakar, is the country's third largest city and the capital of the Fatick region. As a traditional trade center in West Africa, Kaolack has developed into a busy river port with the advantage of the navigation of the Gambia River and a major distribution center for peanuts, cotton and other agricultural products, and is known as the "Peanut Capital". The city is a blend of Islamic culture and modern commercial atmosphere, with historical landmarks such as the Grand Mosque, and its economy is based on fishing, agro-processing and trade. It is an important transportation node connecting the interior of Senegal with neighboring countries, and is full of the unique vitality and charm of West Africa.