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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.

Mei County, which belongs to Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, is called "Mei Wu" in ancient times. It is located at the foot of Taibai Mountain, the main peak of the Qinling Mountains, and crosses the Weihe River in the north. It is between 107 °39km east longitude and 108o 00km east longitude, and 334 °19' north latitude, with a total area of 863 square kilometers. Meixian County is one of the birthplaces of Western Zhou culture. Heavy national treasures such as Western Zhou bronzes and warring States bells have been unearthed many times. 27 Western Zhou bronzes unearthed in 2003 are known as major archaeological discoveries in the 21st century. Meixian is the hometown of celebrities such as Bai Qi, a general of the pre-Qin Dynasty, a famous official of the Shu Han Dynasty in the three Kingdoms, Wang Tao, a medical scientist in the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Zai, an ideologist in the Song Dynasty (because his theory was founded in Guanzhong, also known as Guanxue), and the Republic General Li Da. In 2018, Meixian County has jurisdiction over 1 street, 7 towns, 1 tourist area and 1 forest.
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