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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.
Tanji, a quiet fishing village on the Atlantic coast of the West African country of The Gambia, is located about 15 kilometers south of the capital city of Banjul and is famous for its pristine beaches and rich ecological resources. It is not only an important fishing center in The Gambia, where local fishermen return to the port in the early morning, the shining silver fishing boats and busy trading scenes constitute a unique humanistic picture; it is also popular among tourists because of its close proximity to the Tanji Bird Reserve, which, as a key wetland in West Africa, attracts tens of thousands of migratory birds, including rare flamingos and storks, making it a paradise for bird-watching enthusiasts. A blend of traditional fishing village life and natural wonders, Tangi is a small but rustic and ecologically charming place to experience the culture of the Gambian coast.