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Albuquerque (/ˈælbəkɜːrki/ (listen) AL-bə-kur-kee; Spanish: [alβuˈkeɾke]),[a] abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in 1706 as La Villa de Alburquerque by Nuevo México governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés. Named in honor of the Viceroy of New Spain, the 10th Duke of Alburquerque, the city was an outpost on El Camino Real linking Mexico City to the northernmost territories of New Spain.

Located in the Albuquerque Basin, the city is flanked by the Sandia Mountains to the east and the West Mesa to the west, with the Rio Grande and bosque flowing from north-to-south. According to the 2020 census, Albuquerque had 564,559 residents, making it the 32nd-most populous city in the United States and the fourth largest in the Southwest. It is the principal city of the Albuquerque metropolitan area, which had 916,528 residents as of July 2020, and forms part of the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area, which numbers 1,162,523 as of January 2020.

Albuquerque is a hub for technology and media companies, historic landmarks, and the fine arts. The city is known for hosting the University of New Mexico, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the Gathering of Nations, the New Mexico State Fair, as well as for its diverse restaurant scene, which features both New Mexican cuisine and cuisines from around the world.

Dangshan, which belongs to Suzhou City, Anhui Province, is called Xiayi in ancient times. It is located at the northernmost end of Anhui Province, at the junction of Anhui, Jiangsu, Shandong and Henan provinces and seven counties, and is connected to Xiao County of this province in the southeast. It is adjacent to Yongcheng City, Xiayi County and Yucheng County of Henan Province from south to west; it is connected with Shan County of Shandong Province in the northwest and Feng County of Jiangsu Province in the northeast. The total area is 1193 square kilometers. Dangshan has a long history and rich resources. It has been built for more than 2200 years since Xiayi County was built in Qin Dynasty. Dangshan is known as the "pear capital of the world" and is known as "the hometown of crisp pears in China". In April 2010, it was recognized by Guinness Book of Records as the largest continuous orchard production area in the world. It is "the hometown of Chinese martial arts" and "the hometown of Chinese suona". It is the hometown of Zhu Wen, the founding emperor of the later Liang Dynasty. By 2018, there were 13 towns under the jurisdiction of Dangshan County.
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