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As of 2021, Austin had an estimated population of 964,177, up from 961,855 at the 2020 census. The city is the cultural and economic center of the Austin–Round Rock metropolitan statistical area, which had an estimated population of 2,295,303 as of July 1, 2020[update], a roughly 84% increase from the year 2000. Located in Central Texas within the greater Texas Hill Country, it is home to numerous lakes, rivers, and waterways, including Lady Bird Lake and Lake Travis on the Colorado River, Barton Springs, McKinney Falls, and Lake Walter E. Long.

Residents of Austin are known as Austinites. They include a diverse mix of government employees, college students, musicians, high-tech workers, digital marketers, and blue-collar workers. The city's official slogan promotes Austin as "The Live Music Capital of the World", a reference to the city's many musicians and live music venues, as well as the long-running PBS TV concert series Austin City Limits. The city also adopted "Silicon Hills" as a nickname in the 1990s due to a rapid influx of technology and development companies. In recent years, some Austinites have adopted the unofficial slogan "Keep Austin Weird", which refers to the desire to protect small, unique, and local businesses from being overrun by large corporations. Since the late 19th century, Austin has also been known as the "City of the Violet Crown", because of the colorful glow of light across the hills just after sunset.

Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture is located in the west-central part of Yunnan Province, 2090 meters above sea level, bordering Chuxiong Prefecture in the east, Pu'er City and Lincang City in the south, Baoshan City and Nujiang Prefecture in the west, and Lijiang City in the north. It spans 98 °52 °E, 101 °03 °E and 24 °41 °N, 26 °42'N, touches Erhai Lake, West and Diancang Mountains in the east, and has jurisdiction over Dali City, Xiangyun, Midu, Binchuan, Yongping, Yunlong, Eryuan, Heqing and Jianchuan, as well as 3 counties in Shengli, Weishan and Nanjian.
Travel Sights In Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture
Travel Notes In Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture
In the south of colorful clouds, the longer you stay, the more you want to live in seclusion (Dali, Lijiang, Xishuangbanna Three Cities Tour)
The first time I came to Yunnan was in April 2013. At that time, I was a young and carefree young man. I stayed in the ancient city of Dali for more t
Handwriting a love letter, giving Dali a soft time
Dali: You are a poetic habitat Milan Kundera said: Live elsewhere. This sentence has been regarded as the creed of life by countless people, and they
[Sun Footprints] Carry your bags on your back and go to my dream and the distance - Lijiang
Some things, if you don’t do it now, you may not do it in the future; some places, if you don’t go now, you may not go there in the future. "   This
[Nostalgia for Dali] Sleep in Dali Hilton Hotel, and take you to see the "wind, flowers, snow and moon"
At the beginning, I would like to put a few pictures to express the good mood of this trip. If there is a place where you are there, and you start to