英文版霞浦县介绍Profiles-of-Xiapu

Xiapucity,aholylandenclosedbymountainsandsea,awellnessgardencongregatingtalents,hasbeenendowedwithgreatbeauty,deeploveandbroadviewbyheaven.A“Shellmoundrelics”isremainedinHuangguaMountainofXiamaVillage,ShajiangTowninXiapuabout4000B.C.,whichisthebirthplaceofEastFujian’scivilization.XiapulocatedinthecentralpointofChina’sgoldencoast,withthelongestcoastlineinthewesterncoastofTaiwanStraits,andissetupasacountyasearlyasthe3rdyearofTaikangEmperorinJinDynasty,andwasalwaysthecapitalofEastFujianFromTangDynastytoQingDynasty.Xiapuboastsexcellentoceanshippingcondition,andhadbeenabundantinmaterialsandownedaperfectport,whichiscalledas“ZhouStateandLuStatealongthecoastandgatewaycityamongFujian,ZhejiangandTaiwan”(ZhouStateandLuStatearetwoancientChina’sstateswithbrilliantcivilization).Xiapuhasafavorablegeographicalconditionsandprofoundcivilizationsettlements.Dongchongpeninsulaispraisedas“themostbeautifulpeninsulainChina”,Xi’nanportisaportwiththegreatestdevelopmentpotential;twolake-likeland-lockedseasDongwuyangandGuanjingyangarerareintheworld,andYangjiaxiRiverisanationalsceniczone;JianshanTemple,theplacethattheoriginatorofWeiYangSect,oneofthefivesectionsofZenBuddhismoftheBuddhismworld,Chi’an,thelandingplaceofGreatMasterKukaiofJapaninTangDynasty,andfivelargesandybeaches,Dajing,Gaoluo,Xiahu,LuxiaandBeidouthatstretchlongandunbroken.Theplaceisabundantinresourcesandconvenientintransportation.OneofChina’sgreatestfishinggrounds–ShanshaFishingGroundislocatedhere,withmorethan700marinefishes,above200beachcreatures,andcanproduceover300,000tonsofaquaticproductsannually,amongstwhichtheyieldsofkelpandlargeyellowcroakercomeouttopinChina.SuchfarmproductsasYuanxiaotea,lateripenLicheeandLonganhavebeenlongknown;athree-dimensiontrafficwebconsistingofexpressway,railway,airportanddeepwaterporthasbeenformedinXiapu.XiapuhasspecialtieswithTaiwanwithharmoniousconditionsofpeople.Shanshaportisonly126seamilesawayfromKeelongport,andthetwoplaceshadtraderelationshipsfromancientyearswiththesamelanguageandsimilarfolkcustom;Xiapuisthesmall-amounttradingpointthatwasestablishedattheearliestinFujianprovince,alaborexportpointtoTaiwanandaleeforTaiwaneseships,thefirstTaiwanaquaticproductstradinghubinChina,andanimportantwindowfortransactionstoTaiwaninWesternTaiwanStraitsandfortheintensifyingthecooperationbetweenFujianandTaiwan.Xiapu,justashernameimplies,isaplacespreadwithshiningglowofsunlight,andalargecoastalcountyendowedwithpivotpositionandprominentadvantagesinthegreatdevelopmentaroundSandu’aoinEastFujian,isnowwelcomingtheunprecedentedopportunityforherdevelopmenttogetherwithher520,000people,andvigorouslyimplementingthedevelopmentstrategyof“risewithindustry,stabilizewithagriculture,promotewithtourismandstrengthenwithsea”,bravingwindandwaves,towriteamagnificentsymphonyofmountainsandsea.