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Fengning Manchu Autonomous County is located in the northwestern part of Chengde City, Hebei Province, China, at the confluence of the northern foothills of the Yanshan Mountains and the southern edge of the Inner Mongolian Plateau. As an important part of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei ecological barrier, the area is known for its beautiful natural scenery and rich cultural heritage. With a total area of 8,765 square kilometers and a population of about 400,000, Fengning County is a multi-ethnic area inhabited by Manchu and Han Chinese.
Fengning boasts natural landscapes such as the Damshang Grassland and the Yunwu Mountain Forest Park, and the average summer temperature of 21°C makes it a popular summer vacation spot in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The birthplace of the Luan River and Chao River is listed as an important water source protection area. The annual Grassland Cultural Tourism Festival attracts a large number of tourists to experience horseback riding, cross-country and other special activities.
As a Manchu autonomous county, Fengning retains a rich traditional Manchu culture, including national intangible cultural heritages such as paper-cutting and cloth paste painting. Historical buildings such as the Yan-Qin Great Wall Ruins and Fengshan Ancient Theatre Building exist in the county, witnessing the course of the intermingling of the Central Plains culture and the grassland civilization.
Fengning's economy is dominated by eco-agriculture, clean energy and tourism, and it is an important wind power base and supply of organic agricultural products in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. after exiting from the sequence of national-level poverty-stricken counties in 2020, it is realizing the revitalization of the countryside through the development of eco-tourism.
Fada is the capital of the Ennedi region in the eastern part of the African country of Chad, located on the Ennedi Plateau on the southeastern edge of the Sahara Desert. The city is remote, about 800 kilometers from the capital N'Djamena, and is an important regional administrative and commercial center in eastern Chad.
Fada is situated in the arid Sahel region, surrounded by desert and semi-desert landscapes, with unique sandstone landscapes and oasis landscapes. It has a tropical desert climate, with an average annual temperature of about 28°C. Annual precipitation is very low, and the population is dependent on limited groundwater resources.
Fada is a traditional settlement of nomadic pastoralists such as the Toubou, preserving ancient desert cultural traditions. The economy is based on animal husbandry (camels, goats) and date palm cultivation, with ecotourism developing in recent years as a result of the Ennedi Plateau being listed as a World Natural Heritage Site. The city's infrastructure is relatively basic, with traditional marketplaces and simple roads.
As the central hub of the Ennedi region, Fada is connected to the towns of eastern Chad by desert highways and has a small airport. Its strategic location near Chad's borders with Sudan and Libya is important for regional security and cross-border trade.