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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.

Guzhang County, which belongs to Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, is located in the west of Hunan Province and the middle of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture. Guyang Town is the seat of the county, which reaches Baojing in the west, Yuanling in the east, Jishou and Luxi in the south, and Yongshun in the north. With a total area of 1286 square kilometers, it has jurisdiction over seven townships and five towns, with a total population of 144100 (2016), of which ethnic minorities account for 76.9 per cent. Guzhang County has an excellent ecological environment, and the green rate of trees is as high as 80.46%. It is known as "the hometown of forestry, famous tea, weightlifting, singing and dancing". Guzhang County is the hometown of singers Song Zuying and he Jiguang, with unique characteristics such as Tujia Maogus, waving dance, Miao encouragement and so on. There are World Geological sites-Guzhang Golden Nail, National Geopark-Red Stone Forest, National Nature Reserve-
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