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Baofeng County: Cultural City and Industrial Newcomer in the Hinterland of Central Plains

Baofeng County is located in the central and western part of Henan Province, belonging to Pingdingshan City, located in the transition zone between the Feniu Mountain area and the Huanghuai Plain, with a long history, the ancient "fatherland", belonging to Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the county was set up by Han Dynasty, which is more than 2,200 years ago. It is one of the important birthplaces of the Central Plains culture, with national cultural relics protection units such as Qingliang Temple Ru Guan Kiln Site and Yingguo Cemetery in its territory, witnessing the splendor of ancient civilization.

Baofeng has a deep cultural heritage and is known as the "Hometown of Chinese Opera" and the "Hometown of Chinese Magic". The "Ma Jie Shu Hui" on the 13th day of the first month of the lunar calendar every year is a national intangible cultural heritage, attracting hundreds of thousands of opera artists from all over the country. Every year on the 13th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, the "Ma Jie Book Fair" is a national intangible cultural heritage, attracting hundreds of thousands of artists and enthusiasts to gather, which can be called the "living fossil" of Chinese folk music and art. Meanwhile, Baofeng is also the "Hometown of Chinese Wine Culture", Baofeng wine is famous for its clear liquor, which was awarded the gold medal at the Panama Universal Exposition, and the brewing technique has been inherited for thousands of years.

Nowadays, Baofeng, relying on its cultural advantages, vigorously develops ceramics, liquor, equipment manufacturing and other industries, and at the same time promotes the integration of culture and tourism to create a tourist destination integrating history exploration, folk experience and ecological recreation, which is taking on a new vigor with an open and tolerant attitude.