In a township in rural Michigan, the residents choose to square up against some of the most powerful forces in the country. To find out more, listen to episode three of “Tocqueville Road Trip”

Here is China — Wuyi Cloud Check-in | Liucheng She Ethnic Township Baishui Waterfall. Like a pure white waterfall curtain hanging down the green mountains, the water crashes like shattered jade into the deep pool, bringing a natural cool breeze.

🇺🇸 A 250-acre Oracle data center in Saline Township, Michigan needs about as much power as one million homes. Michigan alone has a dozen AI data centers planned. Another is under construction. And Democrats and Republicans nationwide are growing increasingly united… in opposition. People aren't anti-tech, they're anti-ambush. Big tech companies show up in their towns, make backroom deals, and these communities don’t feel like they are being heard. These companies have spent years lobbying Washington’s elite about the future. But they seem to forget about talking to the people who live where that future is being built. Source: NYT

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announces that his new data center in Saline Township, Michigan, nicknamed "The Barn," could one day potentially help cure cancer. The data center is one gigawatt, and he says children will be educated through AI while small businesses will run on AI. "This could very well turn into the site where cancer gets cured."

On Aug 4, a rice field in Qietuo village, Puxiong township, Yuexi county, Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, #Sichuan# province, became an open-air runway. Sixty models from across the prefecture showcased traditional Yi attire alongside contemporary designs, turning the summer landscape into a vibrant catwalk. Blending heritage embroidery and modern fashion, the show offered a vivid glimpse of Liangshan's cultural creativity and its evolving approach to rural tourism. #FunChina# #CulturalJourney# #ChinaBound# Turn China stories into journeys.

A retro-style forest sightseeing train is drawing increasing numbers of family travelers to a scenic rural route in Shangyou county, Ganzhou city, east China's Jiangxi Province. During the recently concluded Dragon Boat Festival holiday, Yuancun village in Meishui township, Shangyou county, welcomed many visitors on family road trips. Visitors boarded a retro-style train in the village to travel through farmland and rolling forests, enjoying the pastoral scenery and ecological beauty. The sightseeing line was originally part of the "Gannan forest railway," a timber transport line put into operation in 1964. Stretching 87 kilometers, it once served as a key logistics artery for transporting timber from local forest areas. In recent years, Shangyou county has repurposed the decommissioned industrial railway into a tourism-oriented scenic line. The refurbished train now operates as a retro-style tourist service, offering passengers a slow journey through bamboo forests, tea plantations and rural fields.