• Bakersfield
  • Dali County

Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. The city covers about 151 sq mi (390 km2) near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's population as of the 2020 census was 403,455, making it the 48th-most populous city in the United States of America and the 9th-most populous city in California. The Bakersfield–Delano Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Kern County, had a 2020 census population of 909,235, making it the 62nd-largest metropolitan area in the United States. The more built-up portion of the metro area that includes Bakersfield and areas immediately around the city, such as East Bakersfield, Oildale, and Rosedale, has a population of 523,994.

Bakersfield is a significant hub for both agriculture and energy production. Kern County is the most productive oil-producing county in California and the fourth-most productive agricultural county (by value) in the United States. Industries in and around Bakersfield include natural gas and other energy extraction, mining, petroleum refining, distribution, food processing, and corporate regional offices. The city is the birthplace of the country music genre known as the Bakersfield sound.

Dali County, which belongs to Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, is located in the eastern part of the Weibei Plain in Guanzhong, Shaanxi Province, and the confluence area of Huang, Luo and Wei Rivers. The Weihe River is adjacent to Tongguan, Huazhou District and Huayin City in the south, Linwei District and Pucheng County to the west, Chengcheng County and Heyang County to the north, and the Yellow River to the east to Yongji County in Shanxi Province. It is between 34 °36 degrees north latitude 35 °02 'and 109 °43 degrees east longitude 110 °19'. The total area is 1800 square kilometers. Dali County is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation. About 200000 years ago, Dali people thrived on this fertile soil. Since the Spring and Autumn period, Dali has established a state and established a government. There are 4 national cultural relics protection units, 9 provincial cultural relics protection units, Wei Great Wall site, Tang Jinlong Pagoda, Cenlou of Song Dai Temple and Qingfengtu.
Travel Notes In Dali County