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Dallas (/ˈdæləs/) is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County with portions extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. With a 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and the third-largest in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea.[a]

The cities of Dallas and nearby Fort Worth were initially developed due to the construction of major railroad lines through the area allowing access to cotton, cattle and later oil in North and East Texas. The construction of the Interstate Highway System reinforced Dallas's prominence as a transportation hub, with four major interstate highways converging in the city and a fifth interstate loop around it. Dallas then developed as a strong industrial and financial center and a major inland port, due to the convergence of major railroad lines, interstate highways and the construction of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, one of the largest and busiest airports in the world. In addition, Dallas has DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) with different colored train lines that transport throughout the Metroplex.

Dominant sectors of its diverse economy include defense, financial services, information technology, telecommunications, and transportation. The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex hosts 23 Fortune 500 companies, the second most in Texas and fourth most in the United States, and 11 of those companies are located within Dallas city limits. Over 41 colleges and universities are located within its metropolitan area, which is the most of any metropolitan area in Texas. The city has a population from a myriad of ethnic and religious backgrounds and one of the largest LGBT communities in the U.S. WalletHub named Dallas the fifth most diverse city in the United States in 2018.

Jinchang, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province, is high in the south and low in the north, with mountains crisscross with flat rivers and Gobi oases, with a continental temperate arid climate, sufficient light and dry climate; it has jurisdiction over Jinchuan District and Yongchang County, with a total area of 9593 square kilometers; and the resident population is 469200 in 2017. Jinchang, located in the middle of Hexi Corridor, is an important node city of ancient Silk Road and one of the major cities of Hexi Corridor. Since ancient times, its natural conditions have been relatively harsh. Jinchang is one of the 110 key water-deficient cities and 13 resource-based water-deficient cities in China. It is also an area with fragile natural ecological environment in western China. Jinchang edge mining enterprise, because of the establishment of the city, because of the rich nickel is known as "the nickel capital of the motherland". In 2011, he won the title of "National Health City". In January 2014, the Ministry of Urban and Rural Construction ordered it.
Travel Notes In Jinchang