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Pingding County is part of Yangquan City, Shanxi Province, China, and is located in the Taihang Mountains in eastern Shanxi Province, with a total area of 1,394 square kilometers. As an important gateway to eastern Jin, Pingding is connected to Yu County in the north, Xiyang in the south, and Jingfu County in Hebei Province in the east, and has been a major transportation hub connecting Jin and Hebei provinces since ancient times.
Pingding has a long history, as early as in the Qin and Han Dynasties, the county has been set up, so far there have been more than 2,200 years of establishment history. It is the ancestral home of Wang Wei, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, and there are national key cultural relics protection units such as the Great Wall of Gu Guan and Niangziguan, of which Niangziguan is known as the "Ninth Pass in the World".
Pingding County is rich in mineral resources, coal reserves of 2.6 billion tons, is an important coal production base in Shanxi. In recent years, Pingding County has been actively developing ceramics, calcium-based new materials and other industries, as well as utilizing the natural scenery of the Taihang Mountains and red tourism resources to vigorously develop the eco-tourism industry.
Pingding retains a rich folk culture, such as Yazhou Drums, Wu Yazhou Drums and other traditional performing arts are listed in the national intangible cultural heritage. Pingding Sandware is the most famous specialty product, with a history of more than 1,300 years, and a reputation as the "best sandware in the world".
Loudima is a city in the south of the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), located in the Kouilou Region along a tributary of the Niari River, about 450 kilometers from the capital Brazzaville. The city is an important transportation hub and regional commercial center in the southwestern part of Congo (Brazzaville), and the national highway connecting Brazzaville with the coastal city of Pointe-Noire runs through it. The local economy is based on agriculture, producing cassava, peanuts, corn and other crops, while relying on the river to develop fishing and small handicrafts. Ludima has a typical savannah climate, with an average annual temperature of about 25°C, and two seasons of rain and drought, with abundant rainfall and dense vegetation during the rainy season (October to April). Ludima, as the second town of Kuala Lumpur, is small but plays an important role in the regional economy due to its geographical location and agricultural base.