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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.

Ziyang, a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, Ziyang County under the jurisdiction of ancient Zizhou (current capital), ancient writers Kui Hong, Dong Jun and Wang Bao are also known as the "three sages of Ziyang". Lezhi is the hometown of Marshal Chen Yi, the founding father of the country. It is located in the middle of Sichuan Basin, adjacent to the Neijiang River in the south, Chengdu and Deyang in the north, Chongqing and Suining in the east and Meishan in the west. It is the only regional central city in Sichuan Province that connects the "double core" of Chengdu and Chongqing at the same time. Ziyang County in the Western Han Dynasty in 135 BC, followed by states and counties, has a history of more than 2100 years. 35000 years ago, the ancient "Ziyang people" opened the history of human civilization in Sichuan. On February 26, 1998, Ziyang District was established with the approval of the State Council, and on June 14, 2000, Ziyang District was abolished with the approval of the State Council.
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