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Ruby is a small incorporated town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States, located about 60 miles northeast of the state capital of Baton Rouge and adjacent to the Mississippi border, and characterized by a quiet rural atmosphere and a deep community culture. Sparsely populated, with fewer than 500 people according to the most recent census, the town dates back to the late 1800s and, with its early rise to an agricultural economy (e.g., cotton and soybean farming), still retains the rustic look of a traditional Southern town. The town's landmarks include a century-old community church and several Victorian-style homes, and the annual fall "Ruby Family Day," which blends elements of local Cajun and Creole culture, has become a shared memory for the surrounding residents. Despite its small size, Ruby epitomizes the serenity of the American countryside with its simple folk and distinctive Louisiana southern flavor.
Located in Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, Zuling District is situated in the upper reaches of the Xiangjiang River, where the two waters of "Xiaoxiang" converge, and has been known as the "Embroidered Xiaoxiang" since ancient times. As the burial place of Emperor Shun's southern tour, Zuling has a history of more than 2,200 years, and the county was established at the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, which is one of the four ancient counties in Hunan. It has a rich cultural background, and Liu Zongyuan, who was banished to Yongzhou for ten years, wrote "Eight Memoirs of Yongzhou", which laid the cornerstone of Chinese landscape prose. There are many famous places in the city, such as Shun Di Mausoleum, Liu Zi Street and Chaoyang Rock, among which Shun Di Mausoleum is the earliest and the most complete place to worship Shun Di in China, which is known as the "Ancestral Mausoleum of Huaxia". The old town of Zuoling has preserved the street pattern of Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the green stone road and the scenery of Xiangjiang River, which is both historical and natural, and is an important window to explore the culture of Xiaoxiang.