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Baoding, a prefecture-level city in Hebei Province, is located in the northern part of the North China Plain, constituting a golden triangle with Beijing and Tianjin, and is known as the "Gateway to the Gorge" and the "Southern Gate of the Capital". The city has a long history, since the Neolithic era, there will be the first people to flourish, the Warring States period for the junction of Yan and Zhao, the Yuan Dynasty, set up Baoding Road, to "defend the metropolis, stabilize the world," the Ming and Qing Dynasty for the capital of the Zhili province, is one of the political and cultural centers of northern China's modern times. There are many scenic spots and monuments in Baoding, including the Governor's Office of Zhili, one of China's top ten museums, the national 5A scenic spot Baiyangdian, and the thousand-year-old temple Mancheng Han Tomb, etc. Baoding has a rich cultural heritage. Cultural heritage, Baoding Military Academy is known as "China's modern military cradle", training a large number of military personnel; food culture is unique, Baoding dishes, locust Mao pickles, white Yunzhang buns and other famous. Nowadays, Baoding, as a regional center city in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei world-class urban agglomeration, is relying on the advantages of its location to vigorously develop new energy, automobile manufacturing and other industries, and is a livable city with both historical heritage and modern vitality.
Pljevlja is the largest city in northern Montenegro, located at the foot of the Biograd Mountain, at the confluence of the Tara and Cihotina rivers. As a historical and cultural city, its name is derived from the Old Slavonic word for "river-flooded meadow", reflecting its unique geographical features.
The city has the oldest mosque in Montenegro, the Hussein Pasha Mosque, built in 1477, and the Holy Trinity Monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church from the Middle Ages. Roman-era ruins and Ottoman-era architectural complexes bear witness to the multicultural intermingling of the Balkan Peninsula.
Surrounded by the forests of the Durmitor National Park and the Tara Gorge, Pljevlja has the largest coal resources in Montenegro, and industry is based on mining and energy production. It is also gradually developing into an outdoor tourism hub based on ecotourism programs such as rafting on the Tara River.
As an important node of the Belgrade-Bar railroad, the city connects the coastal and inland areas of Montenegro. Today, the old town of Pljevlja still retains its Ottoman-era appearance, while the new town has been modernized to create a unique cityscape where tradition and modernity coexist.