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Xiamen and Kinmen: One Like Summer, One Like Autumn
Xiamen and Kinmen face each other across the sea, with their closest point barely more than two kilometers apart, as if one could reach out and touch the other. Both belong to the Minnan cultural sphere, sharing the same language, customs, ancestral temples, and religious traditions. Their culinary habits also carry a familiar flavor. One could say that Xiamen and Kinmen are brother islands with the same roots, yet shaped by time and circumstance into distinct characters. As the title suggests, Xiamen is as passionate and vibrant as summer, while Kinmen is as calm and enduring as autumn.