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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.

Xiangyun County is one of the counties under the jurisdiction of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province. it is located in the west-central part of Yunnan Province, bordering Dayao, Yao'an and Nanhua counties in the east, Midu County in the south, Dali City in the west and Binchuan County in the north. Xiangyun is one of the counties with earlier development and better economic development in Yunnan. it has been the political, economic and cultural center of northwest Yunnan for a long time. The name of Yunnan Province comes from Yunan County, which is located in Xiangyun in history, so Xiangyun is known as "the hometown of colorful clouds" and "the source of Yunnan". Xiangyun County is the throat of traffic in western Yunnan, the necessary place leading to the eight prefectures in western Yunnan, and the eastern gate of Dali Prefecture, only 282 kilometers away from Kunming and 48 kilometers to Dali Airport. Xiangyun County covers an area of 2425 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 8 towns, 1 township and 1 nationality township. The population of Xiangyun County at the end of 2012 is
Travel Sights In Xiangyun County
Travel Notes In Xiangyun County
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Travel Asks In Xiangyun County
Travel Asks In Xiangyun County