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Novi Sad, the second largest city in Serbia, is located in the northern part of the country in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, at the confluence of the Danube River and the Bačka Canal. As one of the cultural and economic centers of Serbia, Novi Sad is known as the "Athens of Serbia", with a rich historical heritage and a vibrant artistic scene.
The city's most famous landmark is the Petrovaradin Fortress, a 17th-century military fortress overlooking the Danube, where the EXIT music festival is held every July and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world. In the center of the Old Town, Freedom Square is surrounded by Baroque buildings, the Catholic Bishop's Palace and the Novi Sad Cathedral, which are characteristic of Austro-Hungarian architecture.
Novi Sad is the industrial hub of the Vojvodina region, with a focus on food processing, oil refining and machine building. As an educational center, it is home to Serbia's leading University of Novi Sad, whose 13 faculties train a large number of skilled professionals in the Balkans, and was selected as the European Capital of Culture in 2021, further boosting the cultural and tourism industries.
Visitors can stroll along the banks of the Danube, visit Strand Beach and the Vojvodina Museum. The city is connected to the capital, Belgrade, via the E75 highway (about an hour's drive), and with its international railroad lines and river ports, it is an important gateway for exploring northern Serbia.
Baoding, a prefecture-level city in Hebei Province, is located in the northern part of the North China Plain, constituting a golden triangle with Beijing and Tianjin, and is known as the "Gateway to the Gorge" and the "Southern Gate of the Capital". The city has a long history, since the Neolithic era, there will be the first people to flourish, the Warring States period for the junction of Yan and Zhao, the Yuan Dynasty, set up Baoding Road, to "defend the metropolis, stabilize the world," the Ming and Qing Dynasty for the capital of the Zhili province, is one of the political and cultural centers of northern China's modern times. There are many scenic spots and monuments in Baoding, including the Governor's Office of Zhili, one of China's top ten museums, the national 5A scenic spot Baiyangdian, and the thousand-year-old temple Mancheng Han Tomb, etc. Baoding has a rich cultural heritage. Cultural heritage, Baoding Military Academy is known as "China's modern military cradle", training a large number of military personnel; food culture is unique, Baoding dishes, locust Mao pickles, white Yunzhang buns and other famous. Nowadays, Baoding, as a regional center city in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei world-class urban agglomeration, is relying on the advantages of its location to vigorously develop new energy, automobile manufacturing and other industries, and is a livable city with both historical heritage and modern vitality.