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Boston (US: /ˈbɔːstən/), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th-most populous city in the country. The city boundaries encompass an area of about 48.4 sq mi (125 km2) and a population of 675,647 as of 2020. It is the seat of Suffolk County (although the county government was disbanded on July 1, 1999). The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest MSA in the country. A broader combined statistical area (CSA), generally corresponding to the commuting area and including Providence, Rhode Island, is home to approximately 8.2 million people, making it the sixth most populous in the United States.

Boston is one of the oldest municipalities in America, founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from the English town of the same name. It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution and the nation's founding, such as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the siege of Boston. Upon American independence from Great Britain, the city continued to be an important port and manufacturing hub as well as a center for education and culture. The city has expanded beyond the original peninsula through land reclamation and municipal annexation. Its rich history attracts many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone drawing more than 20 million visitors per year. Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public park (Boston Common, 1634), first public or state school (Boston Latin School, 1635) first subway system (Tremont Street subway, 1897), and first large public library (Boston Public Library, 1848).

Today, Boston is a center of scientific research; the area's many colleges and universities, notably Harvard and MIT, make it a world leader in higher education, including law, medicine, engineering and business, and the city is considered to be a global pioneer in innovation and entrepreneurship, with nearly 5,000 startups. Boston's economic base also includes finance, professional and business services, biotechnology, information technology, and government activities. Boston is a hub for LGBT culture and LGBT activism in the United States. Households in the city claim the highest average rate of philanthropy in the United States. Boston businesses and institutions rank among the top in the country for environmental sustainability and new investment.

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 Notes In Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture
[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
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