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Fresno (/ˈfrɛznoʊ/) is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about 115 square miles (300 km2) and had a population of 542,107 in 2020, making it the fifth-most populous city in California, the most populous inland city in California, and the 34th-most populous city in the nation. The Metro population of Fresno is 1,008,654 as of 2022.

Named for the abundant ash trees lining the San Joaquin River, Fresno was founded in 1872 as a railway station of the Central Pacific Railroad before it was incorporated in 1885. It has since become an economic hub of Fresno County and the San Joaquin Valley, with much of the surrounding areas in the Metropolitan Fresno region predominantly tied to large-scale agricultural production. Fresno is near the geographic center of California, approximately 220 miles (350 km) north of Los Angeles, 170 miles (270 km) south of the state capital, Sacramento, and 185 miles (300 km) southeast of San Francisco. Yosemite National Park is about 60 miles (100 km) to the north, Kings Canyon National Park 60 miles (100 km) to the east, and Sequoia National Park 75 miles (120 km) to the southeast.

Fresno is also the third-largest majority-Hispanic city in the United States; 50.5% of its population was Hispanic in 2020. Since 2010, statewide droughts in California have further strained both Fresno's and the entire Central Valley's water security.

Guangyuan City, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Sichuan Province, borders Gansu Province and Shaanxi Province in the north; Nanchong City in the south; Mianyang City in the west; Bazhong City in the east; on the northern edge of Sichuan, the mountain is in the transition zone to the basin, belonging to the subtropical humid monsoon climate; the city has a total area of 16314 square kilometers, with 3 districts and 4 counties under its jurisdiction; and there are 3.0262 million registered residents in 2017. Guangyuan City has been an important passageway into Sichuan since ancient times. It is the old place of Guo, the fortress of entering Shu, and the important town of the three Kingdoms. Guangyuan has a profound cultural heritage, especially the bright red gene handed down from generation to generation. Guangyuan is the concentrated display of pre-Qin ancient plank road culture and Chinese Shu road culture, the core corridor of the history and culture of the three Kingdoms, and the birthplace of the only female emperor Wu Zetian in Chinese history. It is also the core area of the former Sichuan-Shaanxi Soviet area and the later stage of the Red fourth Front Army.
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