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Ronse (Renaix in French) is a city of about 26,000 inhabitants in the Belgian province of East Flanders, on the border between the Flemish and Walloon regions. The city is known for its textile history, hilly landscape and rich cultural heritage.
The medieval textile tradition of Ronsse made it an important textile center in Europe, and historic buildings such as the Gothic church of St. Amour remain in the old town today. The city's annual "Carnival of Ronseil" is listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of the United Nations and attracts many visitors with its traditional music and costume parades.
The hilly landscape of the Flemish Ardennes that surrounds Lonser is ideal for hiking and biking. Notable attractions include the Municipal Museum, which preserves medieval textile tools, Mount St. Amour, which overlooks the city, and the cross-border nature trail that connects Flanders with Wallonia.
The city is about an hour's drive from Brussels and is connected by rail to Ghent and Lille, France. The modern economy is based on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), logistics and cross-border cooperation, as well as cultural tourism based on the cultural heritage.
Dancheng County is located in the southeastern part of Henan Province, under the jurisdiction of Zhoukou City. It is situated at the junction of Henan and Anhui Provinces, in the hinterland of the Yellow-Huaikai Plain, with a long history and deep cultural heritage. Here was once the ancient Chen state belongs to the Ming and Qing dynasties for the merchants gathered place, is now a typical agricultural county, producing wheat, corn, soybeans and other food crops, but also the country's important commercial grain production base. In recent years, Dancheng is famous for its education, and the quality of teaching in Dancheng No.1 High School and No.2 High School is well known, which is regarded as the "Pearl of Education in the East of Henan Province". In addition, the local characteristic industries, such as food processing and textile industry, are developing rapidly. Relying on the advantages of location, Dancheng is actively integrating into the construction of the Central Plains Economic Zone, and is gradually moving towards a modern livable county.