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Burlington, located in Ward County, North Dakota, United States, is a small community of about 1,000 residents centered on agriculture. Located in the west-central part of the state, it is surrounded by extensive farmland and pastureland, and its economy relies primarily on wheat and soybean farming and livestock. The town's atmosphere is quiet and friendly, and the pace of life is relaxed, retaining the simplicity of a typical Midwestern town. There are no major commercial facilities, but there are basic education and community activity facilities. Located approximately 120 miles from the state capital of Bismarck, the town epitomizes the ideal experience of rural North Dakota life for residents who desire a slower pace and natural environment.
Guide County is located in the east of China's Qinghai Province, belonging to Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, located in the Yellow River Valley, with an average elevation of 2,200 meters, known as the "Plateau Little Jiangnan" reputation. It is famous for the unique landscape of "Guide Qing of the World Yellow River" - the Yellow River water is crystal clear when it flows through the area, which overturns people's traditional perception of the Yellow River.
Guide has the world's rare colorful Danxia landforms, and the red rock formations of the Ashigang Canyon are as brilliant as Xia under the sun. There is the Yuhuangge Ancient Architectural Complex, which was built in the late Ming Dynasty, the Wenchang Temple, a holy place of Tibetan Buddhism, and the mineral-rich Zhacang Hot Spring. When the pear blossoms bloom in April every year, ten thousand mu of pear orchards form the spectacle of "a sea of pear blossoms at the foot of snow-capped mountains".
As an important ecological barrier on the Tibetan Plateau, Guide fusion of Chinese, Tibetan, Hui and other ethnic cultures, retaining the traditional "June meeting" Nuo ritual activities. Its unique plateau temperate climate makes this place a summer resort, the Yellow River Clear Wetland Park, Thousands of lakes and other scenic spots perfectly show the ecological picture of harmonious coexistence of man and nature.