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Located in York County in southwestern Maine, Acton is a quiet town near the New Hampshire border and about 40 minutes from Portland, Maine's largest city. Known for its natural beauty and outdoor activities, the area is surrounded by numerous lakes (such as Great East Lake) and forests for fishing, boating, hiking, and other recreational programs. With a population of approximately 2,500, the town has a friendly community atmosphere and a relaxed pace of life that retains a traditional New England feel. The local economy is based on small-scale agriculture, home-based businesses, and seasonal tourism, with a high number of tourists in the summer and snowy winters that attract skiers. Despite its small size, Acton is one of Maine's highly sought-after places to live and vacation due to its livable environment and proximity to natural resources.
Macheng, Huanggang, Hubei Province, county-level city, is located in the junction of Hubei, Henan and Anhui provinces, the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains, known as "the gateway to East Hubei". This city with a long history is one of the important birthplace of immigrant culture, "Jiangxi fill Lake Canton" migration history of Macheng filial piety in the township so that it has become tens of millions of Chinese at home and abroad, the ancestral home, attracting a large number of people each year to find their roots. Turtle Peak Mountain Scenic Area within the territory of the "azalea sea" famous, 100,000 acres of ancient azalea communities bloom in April every year, known as "the world's first azalea red"; manifold Ting Ancient Town is Su Shi's masterpiece, "Dingfengbo" creation of the place, leaving a wealth of humanistic relics of the Song Dynasty. Macheng is also the "hometown of Chinese chrysanthemums" and "hometown of Chinese chestnuts", and its specialty agricultural products are well known throughout the country. In recent years, relying on the red culture, ecological resources and location advantages, Macheng is developing into a dynamic city integrating cultural experience, ecological tourism and specialty agriculture.