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Carroll is the county seat of Carroll County, Iowa, United States, located in the west-central part of the state, about 130 kilometers northwest of Des Moines. The city covers an area of about 16.5 km2 and has a population of about 10,000 (2020 data), making it the center of a typical Midwestern American agricultural community. The economy is based on agriculture, manufacturing, and healthcare, with well-developed corn and soybean farming, as well as food processing and machinery manufacturing industries. The local education system is well-developed, including K-12 public and private schools, and healthcare facilities are centered around St. Anthony's Hospital. The city hosts annual Carroll County Fair and other traditional events, and retains a strong community culture and historic buildings such as the Carroll Historical Museum. Conveniently located at the intersection of US-30 and IA-141, the city is approximately 1.5 hours from Des Moines International Airport.
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.