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Markham is located in the southern part of Ontario, Canada, and is an important part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), bordered by Richmond Hill to the north and the City of Toronto to the south. As the center of Canada's high-tech industry, Markham is known as the "High-Tech Capital of Canada", with more than 1,500 technology companies such as IBM, AMD, Huawei and other headquarters or R & D centers.
Markham has a population of approximately 350,000, of which more than 40% are Chinese, making it one of the cities with the highest percentage of Chinese in North America. The city has a strong multicultural atmosphere, and the annual Markham Asian Cultural and Food Festival is the largest Asian cultural event in North America. The downtown area has an Asian flavor with shopping districts such as Pacific Place and Markham Plaza.
Markham has a vibrant economy, with a well-established manufacturing and financial services sector in addition to leading technology industries. Urban planning emphasizes green ecology, with a large number of parks and nature preserves preserved. High-quality school districts, excellent community facilities and a low crime rate have made it one of Canada's most livable cities for many years.
Markham is conveniently located with Highway 407 and GO Intercity Railway running through the city and 30 minutes to downtown Toronto. Its proximity to Toronto's Pearson International Airport makes it an important gateway to the Canadian market for international businesses.
Located in Bayin'guoleng Mongol Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang, Yuli County is situated at the northeastern edge of the Tarim Basin and the lower reaches of the Tarim River, relying on the Taklamakan Desert in the south and the Kuruk Mountains in the north, and is the key point of the northern route of the ancient Silk Road. It is famous for its unique desert-oasis landscape, and has the largest area of primitive poplar forests in the world, the Tarim Poplar Forest, which is full of golden leaves in the fall, and is known as the hometown of "Desert Hero Tree". Yuli is also China's "hometown of long-staple cotton", with vast fields of high-quality cotton, giving rise to "gold in cotton". At the same time, this is the important birthplace of the Lobo culture, the ancient fishing and hunting culture of the Lobo people, the unique "grilled fish", "Kumaiqi" cuisine, as well as the mysterious ruins of Lobo, giving it a deep historical heritage. In recent years, relying on ecological and human resources, Yuli has developed desert tourism and folklore experience, and has become a unique and attractive tourist destination in the southern border of Xinjiang.