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Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles (910 km2) into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According to a 2022 United States census estimate, Fort Worth's population was 958,692. Fort Worth is the second-largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, which is the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the United States.

The city of Fort Worth was established in 1849 as an army outpost on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River. Fort Worth has historically been a center of the Texas Longhorn cattle trade. It still embraces its Western heritage and traditional architecture and design. USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) is the first ship of the United States Navy named after the city. Nearby Dallas has held a population majority as long as records have been kept, yet Fort Worth has become one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States at the beginning of the 21st century, nearly doubling its population since 2000.

Fort Worth is the location of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and several museums designed by contemporary architects. The Kimbell Art Museum was designed by Louis Kahn, with an addition designed by Renzo Piano. The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth was designed by Tadao Ando. The Amon Carter Museum of American Art, designed by Philip Johnson, houses American art. The Sid Richardson Museum, redesigned by David M. Schwarz, has a collection of Western art in the U.S., emphasizing Frederic Remington and Charles Russell. The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History was designed by Ricardo Legorreta of Mexico.

Fort Worth is the location of several university communities: Texas Christian University, Texas Wesleyan, University of North Texas Health Science Center, and Texas A&M University School of Law. Several multinational corporations, including Bell Textron, American Airlines, BNSF Railway, and Chip 1 Exchange are headquartered in Fort Worth.

Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture (Linxia Prefecture for short) is one of the two major Hui Autonomous prefectures in China, which was established in November 1956. Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture is located in the southwest of central Gansu Province, the upper reaches of the Yellow River. It is bordered by Lanzhou to the north, Lintao River to the east and Dingxi City to the east, Jishi Mountain to the west and Haidong area of Qinghai Province to the west, and Taizi Mountain to the south to Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The total area is 8169 square kilometers. The resident population is 2.0441 million (2017). It has jurisdiction over 1 county-level city, 5 counties and 2 autonomous counties. In 2017, Linxia State achieved a GDP of 23.884 billion yuan, of which the added value of the primary industry was 3.889 billion yuan, the secondary industry was 4.318 billion yuan, and the tertiary industry was 15.677 billion yuan.
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