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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.

Longchuan, known as "Yuanyuan" in Dai language, means the place where the sun shines. Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, is located in the southwest border of China, connected with Myanmar by mountains and rivers and buildings. The border is 50.899 kilometers long, with a land area of 1931 square kilometers and a total population of 181580 (2010). The county seat Zhangfeng is 779km away from Kunming, the provincial capital. It is the end of China's southwest border. Longchuan County has jurisdiction over eight townships and four towns and one state-owned farm, with a total area of 1913 square kilometers, with an area of 350000 mu of arable land, with a per capita cultivated land of nearly 3 mu. The county has a total population of 180000, including 120000 agricultural people. The main ethnic minorities in the territory are Jingpo, Dai, Achang, Lisu, Deang and Hui, which have the largest population distribution of Jingpo and Achang in China. Longchuan is a typical frontier multi-ethnic farmer.
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