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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.

Longxi County is located in the southeast of Gansu Province, in the middle of Dingxi City, in the upper reaches of Weihe River, in the middle of Longzhong Loess Plateau. It is connected with Tongwei County in the east, Wushan and Zhangxian in the south, Weiyuan County in the west and Anding District in the north. It belongs to Dingxi City, Gansu Province. Longxi gets its name because it is to the west of Longshan. Since ancient times, it has been the "country of the four Serbs", a place that must be fought for by military families. As far back as the prehistoric period, the ancestors thrived on this land, leaving cultural sites such as Yangshao and Qijia. King Zhao of Qin Dynasty established Longxi County in the 35th year (272 BC) and Xiangwu County in the early Han Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty changed to Longxi County, and the name of the county is still in use today. As of 2016, Longxi County covers an area of 2408 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 10 towns, 7 townships, 215 administrative villages, 11 communities, 1287 village groups, with a total population of 519200.
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