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Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city in the United States, the fourth-most-populous city in Texas, the second-most-populous state capital city, and the most populous state capital that is not also the most populous city in its state. It has been one of the fastest growing large cities in the United States since 2010. Downtown Austin and Downtown San Antonio are approximately 80 miles (129 km) apart, and both fall along the Interstate 35 corridor. Some observers believe that the two regions may some day form a new "metroplex" similar to Dallas and Fort Worth. Austin is the southernmost state capital in the contiguous United States and is considered a "Beta −" global city as categorized by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.

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.

Shuozhou, located in the north of Shanxi Province, China, is located in the upper reaches of the Sanggan River, adjacent to the Inner Mongolia Autonomous region in the northwest and Yanmenguan pass in the south. The geomorphological outline is generally surrounded by mountains on the north, west and south, with high mountains and relatively low alluvial plains in the middle. It belongs to temperate continental monsoon climate. Under the jurisdiction of two districts, one city and three counties (Shuocheng District, Pinglu District, Huairen City, Shanyin County, Ying County, Youyu County), a total of 73 townships (including street offices), 1591 administrative villages, with a total area of 10600 square kilometers, with a resident population of 1.776 million in 2017. With an average elevation of 1000 meters above sea level, Shuozhou is a national summer resort and a "back garden" for summer leisure in Beijing and Tianjin, with an average elevation of 1000 meters. The city has 80 scenic spots of all sizes, including 4 4A-level scenic spots and national level.
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2022.8 Shanxi seven-day historical and cultural tour (Taiyuan, Datong)
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Brothers and sisters travel to Shanxi (19)——Ying County Wooden Pagoda
After leaving Hunyuan, we continued to drive to Ying County. Ying County is adjacent to Hunyuan, but it is under the jurisdiction of Shuozhou City. Al
The appearance of Yingxian Wooden Pagoda [Photo: Mo Jun New Green]
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When Chrysanthemum Meets Wooden Bridge
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