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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.

Huangling County, the site of the Yellow Emperor Mausoleum of Xuanyuan, the first ancestor of the Chinese nation, belongs to Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province. It is located in the middle of Shaanxi Province, south of Yan'an City, 124 kilometers north of Yan'an, and 165 kilometers south of Xi'an, the ancient capital. The total area is 2292 square kilometers. Huangling is rich in human resources. The mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, the first ancestor of the Chinese nation, is located at the top of Qiaoshan, 1 km north of the county seat. It is the first batch of national key cultural relic protection units announced by the State Council. It has the reputation of "the first tomb in the world". Huangling County is named as "the hometown of the sacrificial culture of the Yellow Emperor of China" and the first batch of strong tourist counties in Shaanxi Province. In 2018, Huangling County had jurisdiction over one street and five towns, with a resident population of 131900, achieving a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 15.241 billion yuan, of which the primary industry increased.
Travel Notes In Huangling County