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Baker, located in eastern Nevada, USA, in White Pine County, is a sparsely populated, remote town with fewer than 100 permanent residents. It is located on the edge of the Great Basin Desert, adjacent to Great Basin National Park, and is one of the park's key gateway communities. The area around the town is characterized by spectacular natural beauty, including limestone caves, alpine glaciers, and stargazing sites that attract hikers and astronomy enthusiasts. Once dependent on mining and agriculture, Baker's economy now relies heavily on park tourism and related services, and the area retains a quintessential Western small-town feel that is serene and unspoiled, making it an ideal stopping point to experience the beauty of Nevada's wilderness.
Zhenping County is located in the southwestern part of Henan Province, belonging to Nanyang City, at the southern foot of the Furniu Mountains, along the western edge of the Nanyang Basin, and has been known as the "Barrier of Central China" since ancient times. It is the famous "Hometown of Jade Carving" in China, with a long history of jade carving industry, dating back to the Han Dynasty. In 2008, Zhenping Jade Carving was included in the list of national intangible cultural heritages, and nowadays, it has formed the whole industrial chain from raw material mining, design and processing to sales, and its products are exported to more than 60 countries and regions all over the world. In addition to jade carving, Zhenping is also the "Hometown of Goldfish in China", with the scale of goldfish breeding at the forefront of the country, as well as traditional crafts such as carpets and embroidery. There are historical and cultural relics such as the Bodhi Temple and the Zen ancestor of Buddhism, the Bodhi ancestral temple, etc., and the natural landscape and humanistic heritage reflect each other, making Zhenping a bright pearl in southwestern Henan Province.