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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.

Huangling County, the site of the Yellow Emperor Mausoleum of Xuanyuan, the first ancestor of the Chinese nation, belongs to Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province. It is located in the middle of Shaanxi Province, south of Yan'an City, 124 kilometers north of Yan'an, and 165 kilometers south of Xi'an, the ancient capital. The total area is 2292 square kilometers. Huangling is rich in human resources. The mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, the first ancestor of the Chinese nation, is located at the top of Qiaoshan, 1 km north of the county seat. It is the first batch of national key cultural relic protection units announced by the State Council. It has the reputation of "the first tomb in the world". Huangling County is named as "the hometown of the sacrificial culture of the Yellow Emperor of China" and the first batch of strong tourist counties in Shaanxi Province. In 2018, Huangling County had jurisdiction over one street and five towns, with a resident population of 131900, achieving a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 15.241 billion yuan, of which the primary industry increased.
Travel Notes In Huangling County