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Kuliang bond forges 'hometown affection' across the Pacific
The article covers the historical and cultural connections between Kuliang (Guling), a hill station in Fujian, China, and Americans who lived or vacationed there during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These ties have fostered ongoing 'hometown affection' between Chinese and American descendants, representing a form of soft diplomacy and people-to-people exchange across the Pacific. Such historical bonds are occasionally highlighted as examples of deeper cultural connections between the t