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Located on Denmark's third-largest island, Fiyn, Odense is Denmark's third-largest city and the hometown of the famous fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen. The city is known for its charming historical atmosphere and idyllic scenery, and is listed as a UNESCO City of Literature. The Odense River winds its way through the old town, with its colorful low-rise houses and cobblestone streets perfectly preserved from the 19th century.
Visitors can experience the life behind the fairy tales by visiting the Hans Christian Andersen Museum and his childhood home. St. Knuth's Cathedral, one of Denmark's finest Gothic buildings, houses a precious gold altar from the Renaissance. Odense is also home to the oldest open-air museum in Scandinavia, the "Fying Village", which showcases traditional Danish farm life. The city's modern cultural facilities, such as the Odense Concert Hall and the Brand Factory Design Park, offer a mix of classical and innovative ideas.
Odense is a 1.5-hour train ride from Copenhagen and has a good network of bicycle paths for exploring by bike. The Odense International Film Festival and the Hans Christian Andersen Festival, held every August, attract visitors from all over the world. The city is surrounded by famous attractions such as Ijesko Castle, which, combined with excellent Nordic dining and sustainability concepts, makes it one of Denmark's most attractive in-depth travel destinations.
Wangdu County, Hebei, belonging to Baoding City, is located in the west-central part of Hebei Province, in the plains at the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountains, and has been the gateway to central Hebei since ancient times. It has a long history and was founded in the Han Dynasty. The name of Wangdu originates from the allusion of "climbing Yao Mountain and looking at the Du Mountain", which has a profound cultural background. Wangdu Han Tomb in the territory of the national key cultural relics protection units, unearthed painted pottery figurines and other cultural relics of the Han Dynasty, witnessed the high level of Han Dynasty funerary art, is the study of Yanzhao culture of the important physical information.
As the "Hometown of Chinese Chili Pepper", Wangdu, with unique sandy soil and climate conditions, has a history of chili pepper planting for more than 300 years, and the chili peppers it produces, with bright red color, thick flesh and thick taste, are exported to domestic and foreign markets, which has driven the development of the local characteristic agricultural economy. In recent years, relying on the historical, cultural and agricultural advantages, Wangdu continues to promote rural revitalization, and this thousand-year-old township is taking on a new lease of life.