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Columbus (/kəˈlʌmbəs/) is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and the third-most populous state capital. Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County; it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties. It is the core city of the Columbus metropolitan area, which encompasses 10 counties in central Ohio. The metropolitan area had a population of 2,138,926 in 2020, making it the largest entirely in Ohio[a] and 32nd-largest in the U.S.

Columbus originated as numerous Native American settlements on the banks of the Scioto River. Franklinton, now a city neighborhood, was the first European settlement, laid out in 1797. The city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and laid out to become the state capital. The city was named for Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. The city assumed the function of state capital in 1816 and county seat in 1824. Amid steady years of growth and industrialization, the city has experienced numerous floods and recessions. Beginning in the 1950s, Columbus began to experience significant growth; it became the largest city in Ohio in land and population by the early 1990s. The 1990s and 2000s saw redevelopment in numerous city neighborhoods, including Downtown.

Jingyuan County, which belongs to Baiyin City, Gansu Province, is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the central and eastern part of Gansu Province, the hinterland of Baiyin City, bordering Haiyuan County of Ningxia Hui Autonomous region in the east and Huining County of Gansu Province in the south. The southwest, northwest and northeast are respectively connected with the Shapotou District of Yuzhong County, Jingtai County and Zhongwei City of Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, the west is bordered by Baiyin District of Baiyin City, and the Pingchuan District of Baiyin City is divided into two. Form two opposite parts of the north and the south. It is 120km from east to west and 135km from north to south, with a total area of 5809.4 square kilometers. Jingyuan County is a famous historical and cultural city in the west and a major cultural county in Gansu Province, which brings together multi-cultures such as Yellow River culture, Silk Road culture, farming culture, folk culture and red culture, forming a unique local culture. Cultural relics at all levels are protected in the territory.
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