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Located in the northeastern part of Sichuan Province, China, Dazhou is an important regional city in the combination of Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hubei and Shaanxi, and is known as the "Pearl of Eastern Sichuan". As the center city of Qinba mountainous area, Dazhou has 2 districts, 4 counties and 1 city under its jurisdiction, with a total area of 16,600 square kilometers and a resident population of about 5,390,000 people.
With more than 2,300 years of establishment history, Dazhou is an important birthplace of Ba culture. There are national key cultural relics protection units such as the Zhenfoshan Temple Group and the Luojiaba Ba Man Ruins and other historical relics in the territory. The natural landscape is represented by Batai Mountain, Longtan River, Baili Gorge, etc., featuring both steep mountains and tranquil waters.
Dazhou is a national natural gas comprehensive development and utilization demonstration area, and enjoys the reputation of "the hometown of Ba Ren and the gas capital of China". With the Xiangyu Railway and Dawan Railway intersecting here, and the Dazhou River City Airport connecting to many major cities, Dazhou has become a comprehensive transportation hub in the Qinba region. In recent years, the city has focused on the development of energy and chemical industry, intelligent manufacturing and other industrial clusters.
Dazhou is characterized by the cultural characteristics of "Ba Feng Shu Rhythm", and the folk custom of "burning fire dragons" at the Lantern Festival has been listed as a national intangible cultural heritage. The city's specialties include "lampshade beef" and "Quxian sip wine", among which "Dazhou lampshade beef" is famous for its paper-thin craftsmanship.
Bamfoula is the capital of the region of Boucle du Mouhoun in west-central Burkina Faso, located on the banks of the Mouhoun River, and is the region's economic, transportation, and cultural center. The city has a population of around 300,000 (2021 data) and is dominated by agriculture, with the surrounding area producing crops such as cotton, peanuts and millet, and the local market is an important distribution center for agricultural products from the surrounding area. The local market is an important distribution point for agricultural products from the surrounding area. Bonfora is an important transportation hub connecting the capital city of Ouagadougou to the western cities of Burkina Faso, and has a network of highways to neighboring countries such as Mali and Cote d'Ivoire. The climate is savannah, with two seasons, wet and dry, with abundant rainfall during the wet season (June-October) and little rainfall during the dry season (November-May). The city is small but retains a traditional West African market culture, with a predominantly Gurma and Bobo population and a vibrant trade in handicrafts and traditional markets.