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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.
Makamba is the capital of Makamba Province in the south of the Republic of Burundi, located about 160 kilometers south of the capital city of Bujumbura, adjacent to the Tanzanian border, which is an important agricultural and trade hub in the country. Located in the tropical grassland climate zone and surrounded by hilly terrain, it is rich in coffee, tea, corn and other crops, and the local economy is dominated by agriculture, with some residents engaged in cross-border trade. As the center of Makamba province, the city has basic healthcare and educational facilities, and serves as a distribution hub for goods from the surrounding area. Despite its relatively weak infrastructure, its unique geographical location and agricultural potential make it a key player in the development of southern Burundi.