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Yongren County is located in the northern part of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, China, adjacent to Sichuan Province, in the transition zone between the Central Yunnan Plateau and the mountains of Southwest Sichuan. The county covers an area of 2,189 square kilometers and has a population of about 110,000, with the Yi minority ethnic group accounting for 64% of the total population. Yongren has a long history, the ancient name "Tho", is an important post of the Southern Silk Road.
Yongren is a subtropical monsoon climate, the average annual temperature of 17.8 ℃, the annual sunshine hours of 2,836 hours, known as "China's Sunshine City". The territory has undulating mountains with an altitude of 925-2884 meters, and Yongding River, a tributary of Jinsha River, passes through the territory, forming a unique canyon landscape.
Yongren is famous for intangible cultural heritages such as Yi Race Dressing Festival, Cantho ink stone carving and Yi embroidery. The main agricultural products are roasted tobacco, walnuts, mangoes, etc., of which Yongren chestnut is a national geographical indication product. In recent years, relying on the advantage of sunshine to vigorously develop the photovoltaic industry, becoming an important clean energy base in Yunnan.
Beijing-Kunming Expressway and Chengdu-Kunming Railway are running through the whole country, and it is only 50 kilometers away from Panzhihua Airport. The main attractions include Fangshan Scenic Area, Zhugeying Ethnic Cultural Village and Jinsha River Grand Canyon, which are ideal destinations for experiencing Yi culture and eco-tourism.
Rehoboth, the capital of Namibia's Erongo Province, is one of the country's major inland cities, located on the country's central plateau about 90 kilometers south of Windhoek (Namibia's capital). With a population of about 60,000, the city is known for its unique culture of the Baster people, a mixture of South African Dutch and local Khoisan descendants, who have preserved their traditional language and customs, and who hold a great cultural festival every year. Located in a semi-arid climate zone, Belsheba is surrounded by a predominantly livestock industry, with cattle and sheep farming being the mainstay of the local economy. As a major transportation link between Windhoek and southern Namibia, the city has an excellent road network and is also one of the gateways to the Namib Desert and the Skeleton Coast. Despite its small size, Belsizeba, with its multiculturalism and strategic location, is an economic and cultural center in central Namibia that cannot be ignored.