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Dongyang: China's Woodcarving Capital and Famous Cultural City

Located in the central part of China's Zhejiang Province, Dongyang City belongs to Jinhua City and is situated at the eastern edge of the Jinqu Basin. It has a total area of 1,747 square kilometers and a resident population of about 1.08 million. Dongyang is known as the "Hometown of Hundreds of Craftsmen", "Hometown of Education", "Hometown of Architecture", and it is also recognized by UNESCO as the "World Capital of Woodcarving".

History, Culture and Specialty Industries

Dongyang has a history of more than 1,800 years since the establishment of the county in the Eastern Han Dynasty, which has given birth to a unique woodcarving culture, bamboo weaving craft and ancient buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Dongyang wood carving and Chinese classical architecture are perfectly combined, Lu House Suyong Hall, Baitan Service Hall and other ancient buildings are called the model of Jiangnan residential. Modern Dongyang has formed an industrial system dominated by magnetic electronics, medicine and health, and high-end equipment manufacturing, while Hengdian Film and TV City has become the world's largest film and TV shooting base.

Tourism and Educational Resources

Dongyang has 5A-level scenic spots such as Hengdian Film City, Guangzhou Street-Hong Kong Street, and Ming and Qing Dynasty Palace, which receive more than ten million tourists annually. In terms of education, there are many famous schools such as Dongyang Middle School, which is known as the "hometown of doctors" and has cultivated 13 academicians. The transportation is convenient, with the Yongjin Railway and Zhunyong Expressway passing through the city, and Yiwu Airport is only a 30-minute drive away.

Marinaleda, Spain: Andalusia's model of "small town happiness

Marinaleda, located in the province of Seville in the Andalusian region of Spain, is a village known worldwide as a "happy town". Under the impetus of Mayor Juan Manuel Sánchez Godoy, the village has implemented collective land ownership, free housing policies and democratic community decision-making, and its residents have achieved economic autonomy through cooperative agriculture, with a very low unemployment rate. The town advocates the concept of "slow life" and focuses on community cohesion, and has been awarded "Europe's Best Rural Tourism Destination" many times. Its unique "happiness model" has attracted tourists from all over the world and has become a living example of equality and community development, and has been described as an "anti-utopian utopia".