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Located in the northwesternmost part of the U.S. state of Washington, Bellingham is an important gateway city to Canada and Alaska, and is known as the "Gateway to Alaska". With a population of about 90,000, this small coastal city sits on Bellingham Bay, is bordered by the Chuckanut Mountains to the east and the San Juan Islands to the west, and is home to an abundance of natural beauty and outdoor activities, such as hiking, boating, and whale-watching, all of which are popular with tourists. As the home of Western Washington University, the city combines an academic atmosphere with youthful energy. Port trade and tourism are the backbone of the economy, while the historic downtown buildings blend urban convenience with natural wilderness, making it a charming and livable city in the Pacific Northwest.
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.