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Located in western Massachusetts, on the banks of the Connecticut River and part of the Springfield metropolitan area, Holyoke was an important hub of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, and is known as the "Paper City" - famous for having housed nearly half of the nation's paper mills in the late 1800's. Today, the city combines industrial history with natural charm, and is home to Mount Tom State Park, which is the first of its kind in Massachusetts. Today, this city combines industrial history and natural charm with Mount Tom State Park, which offers panoramic views of the Connecticut River Valley, and a downtown with a collection of Victorian-era industrial buildings, including the Holyoke Canal System, which still stands as a testament to the prosperity of water transportation in the days of yore. As a multicultural community, the city retains its history and continues to revitalize itself with traditional events such as the annual Three County Fair and educational institutions such as Holyoke Community College.
Hailun is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province, China, located in the central part of Heilongjiang Province, the core area of the black soil of the Songnen Plain, one of the world's three major black soil belts, and an important commercial grain base in China. The terrain is flat, fertile soil, producing soybeans, corn, rice and other crops, of which soybean production ranks first in the country, enjoying the reputation of "China's soybean township". Hailun relying on the advantages of cold black soil resources, vigorously develop modern agriculture and deep processing of agricultural products, forming a soybean, corn, rice as the leading agricultural industry chain. In addition, Hailun paper-cutting was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list, unique folk culture and modern agriculture, adding a deep cultural heritage for this small black earth city.