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Carrollton is the county seat of Pickens County in the U.S. state of Alabama, located in the western part of the state, about 100 kilometers from the city of Birmingham. The town was founded in 1830 and is historically named after Charles Carroll, a hero of the American Revolutionary War. With a population of about 1,000, it is a typical southern country town with a peaceful environment and agriculture and forestry as its main economic pillars.
Carrollton's most famous landmark is the Pickens County Courthouse, built in 1870 with an exterior that retains its 19th-century architectural style and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Local legend has it that the courthouse tower has a "face carved by lightning" on the glass window, which is a unique cultural symbol of the town, based on the folktale of a fugitive who was struck and killed by lightning in 1876. An annual community festival held in the summer attracts neighborhood residents and showcases the traditional flavors of the South.
Surrounded by forests and farmland, the town is close to the Tombigbee River, which is ideal for outdoor activities such as fishing and hiking. Residents are predominantly white, with a slow pace of life and a tight-knit community. Education is provided by the Pickens County School District, and basic services such as medical care are available. Conveniently connected to neighboring cities via Alabama Highway 14, it is one of the representative towns for experiencing the rural culture of the southern United States.
Located in the western part of Guangdong Province, Luoding is a county-level city under the administration of Yunfu City, known as the "Gateway to Western Guangdong" and the "Breadbasket of Lingnan", situated at the crossroads of Guangfu and Bagui cultures, with a long history of more than 1,400 years since it was established in the Southern Dynasty, and is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". It is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". The Changgangpo Ferry Trough in the county is known as the "Red Flag Canal of the South", which is a model of modern water conservancy engineering; Luoding has abundant products such as rice and cinnamon, and has deep agricultural roots. As an important node of the Maritime Silk Road, Luoding integrates the diverse cultures of Guangfu, Hakka and Lingnan, and retains a rich human heritage of ancient villages and ancestral halls. Nowadays, Luoding, relying on the advantages of the transportation hub, is accelerating its integration into the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and writing a new modern chapter of the millennium-old town with the synergistic development of eco-agriculture, cultural and tourism industries, and manufacturing industry.