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Rubiales is a municipality in the province of Toledo, in the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, located on the banks of the Tahoe River, about 30 kilometers from the capital city of Toledo. The town, with a population of less than 1,000 people, has olive cultivation and traditional olive oil production as its core industries, and is surrounded by olive groves that form a typical landscape of the La Mancha countryside.
The history of Rubiales dates back to the Moorish period, and its name derives from the Arabic word "Rubayrat", meaning "small palace complex". The 15th century Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and the old stone bridge remain in the town, demonstrating the fusion of Christianity and Moorish culture. During the traditional festival in August, the inhabitants hold open-air dances and culinary specialties, especially dishes made with local olive oil.
The town is located on the Tahoe River impact plain and the Mediterranean climate provides ideal conditions for olive cultivation. In addition to its dominant olive oil industry, Rubiales has developed a rural tourism industry, where visitors can visit olive oil workshops, hike the ecological routes of the river valley, or visit the nearby World Heritage city of Toledo.
Located in the western part of Guangdong Province, Luoding is a county-level city under the administration of Yunfu City, known as the "Gateway to Western Guangdong" and the "Breadbasket of Lingnan", situated at the crossroads of Guangfu and Bagui cultures, with a long history of more than 1,400 years since it was established in the Southern Dynasty, and is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". It is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". The Changgangpo Ferry Trough in the county is known as the "Red Flag Canal of the South", which is a model of modern water conservancy engineering; Luoding has abundant products such as rice and cinnamon, and has deep agricultural roots. As an important node of the Maritime Silk Road, Luoding integrates the diverse cultures of Guangfu, Hakka and Lingnan, and retains a rich human heritage of ancient villages and ancestral halls. Nowadays, Luoding, relying on the advantages of the transportation hub, is accelerating its integration into the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and writing a new modern chapter of the millennium-old town with the synergistic development of eco-agriculture, cultural and tourism industries, and manufacturing industry.