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Ames is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of the capital city of Des Moines, and is one of the county seats of Boyd and Story counties, as well as the state's most important educational and livable city. As the home of Iowa State University (ISU), Ames has been deeply tied to the university since its founding in 1888, and the university is nationally renowned for its agricultural engineering, veterinary medicine, materials science and other disciplines, infusing the city with a strong academic and innovative atmosphere. With the university's resources, Ames has developed into a center for biotechnology, high-end manufacturing and aerospace research, with leading research institutions such as the National Advanced Driving Simulator Laboratory. With a population of approximately 66,000 (2020 data), the city has been repeatedly recognized as one of the safest and most livable areas in the nation, combining urban convenience with a small-town friendliness that attracts numerous academic conferences and tourists each year.
Jingjiang is a county-level city under the administration of Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, China. Located on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Jingjiang is an important port industrial city in the Yangtze River Delta, with the Yangtze River and the sea in its lap, and Changshu, Zhangjiagang, and Jiangyin across the river. As "China's small and medium-sized shipbuilding industry base", Jingjiang takes high-end equipment manufacturing, auto parts, new materials and other industries as its pillars, and owns Asia's largest private shipbuilding enterprises, with its shipbuilding capacity enjoying a good reputation in the world. At the same time, Jingjiang is the "hometown of soup dumplings in China", with a century-long heritage of delicacies such as crab roe soup dumplings and crabmeat xiaolong, combining the sophistication of a southern water town with the boldness of a riverside city. With convenient transportation, the Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge, Beijing-Shanghai Expressway and Yanjing Expressway running through its entire territory, and abundant Yangtze River shoreline resources, Jingjiang is an important node city of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta.