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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.

Langao County, which belongs to Ankang City, Shaanxi Province, is located in southern Shaanxi, at the northern foot of Dabashan Mountain, bordering Chengkou County of Chongqing City in the south, Hanbin District of Ankang City in the north, Ziyang County in the west and Pingli County in the east, with a maximum elevation of 2641 meters and a minimum elevation of 331m. It covers an area of 1956 square kilometers, with a total population of 168200 (2017). Langao Nangong rice field was selected as "China's beautiful countryside, 2012 China's best leisure town, one of the most beautiful cities in China." Langao County was founded in the Qing Dynasty, there are Nangongshan, Lanhe rafting and other scenic spots, known as the hometown of Chinese konjac. In 2013, the GDP of Langao County reached 3.1 billion yuan, an increase of 14% over 2012. On February 2, 2019, by the State Administration of traditional Chinese Medicine
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