• Albuquerque
  • Mabian Yi Autonomous County

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.

Mabian Yi Autonomous County is located in Xiaoliang Mountain area on the southwest edge of Sichuan Basin, located in the joint of Leshan City, Yibin City and Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, covering an area of 2304 square kilometers. The county has a beautiful ecological environment and rich natural resources, which is known as "Jinshan Yinshui". Mabian belongs to the mid-subtropical monsoon climate zone, due to the characteristics of topography, three-dimensional climate is obvious, there are many rare animals and plants and valuable native products resources. The main tourist attractions are Mabian Dafengding National Nature Reserve, agate Miao Village, Yanfeng Yijia New Village and so on.
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