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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.

Zahang County, which belongs to Shannan City, Tibet Autonomous region, is located in south-central Tibet and the middle reaches of the Brahmaputra River. It is located between longitude 90 °03 / 90 °38 'east and latitude 28 °27 / 29 °34' north. It is bordered by Nadong and Qiongjie counties in the east, Gongga County in the west, Cuomei County and Langkazi County in the south, and Chengguan District and Dazi District in Lhasa City in the north. Zahang County covers an area of 2163 square kilometers. The area of cultivated land is about 67000 mu. As of 2010, the total population is 40,000. It has jurisdiction over 2 towns, 3 townships and 63 villages. The county people's government is stationed in Zatang town. Famous and special products include potatoes, jade pottery, Minzhu Lin Tibetan incense, Tibetan table cabinets, mural sculptures, bags, Jiru and so on. From 2006 to 2010, Zahang County achieved a cumulative GDP of 1.11 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 15. 5%.
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Shannan Samye Temple
I had nothing to do on weekends, and I remembered that others said that the environment of Samye Temple is very good, it is in the desert, and it is u
In a hurry, my itinerary for Samye Monastery and Qingpu Practice Site
After living in Lhasa for a few days, I suddenly felt a little boring after calming down. I should go out for a walk and discuss with my friends to go
The first monastery in Tibet: Samye Monastery
Samye Monastery is the first temple in the history of Tibetan Buddhism that has the three treasures of "Buddha, Dharma and Sangha". It is known as "th
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