平潭

Píngtán

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Meanings

1 Pingtan (island county in Fujian, closest mainland point to Taiwan)

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平潭是中国大陆离台湾最近的地方。

Píngtán shì Zhōngguó dàlù lí Táiwān zuì jìn de dìfang.

Pingtan is the mainland's closest point to Taiwan.

平潭海峡大桥是世界最长的跨海公铁两用大桥之一。

Píngtán Hǎixiá Dàqiáo shì shìjiè zuì cháng de kuà hǎi gōng tiě liǎngyòng dàqiáo zhī yī.

The Pingtan Strait Bridge is one of the world's longest combined road-rail sea bridges.

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Pingtan is China's fifth-largest island and Fujian's largest, lying only ~125 km from Taiwan's Hsinchu. Designated a Comprehensive Pilot Zone in 2011 to deepen cross-strait integration. Famous for the 石头厝 stone-slab houses, wind power, and the 2020 Pingtan Strait Bridge linking it to the mainland.

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