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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.

Meishan, a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, is named after Mount Emei. It is located in the southwest of Chengdu Plain in Sichuan Basin, in the middle reaches of Minjiang River. Meishan is bordered by Neijiang, Zigong and Ziyang to the east, Leshan to the south, Yaan to the west and Chengdu to the north; the overall topography is high in the west and low in the east and low in the south and north. The city has a total area of 7134 square kilometers, with 2 districts and 4 counties under its jurisdiction, with a registered population of 3.4508 million in 2017. Meishan was selected as one of the seven culinary cities in China by the CCTV documentary "one City blindly". Meishan is a famous hometown of kimchi, longevity, high-quality rice, navel orange and bamboo weaving art in China. It has an international tourist resort, Qiliping, in the Mid-levels of Emei. Meishan City has a superior location and convenient transportation. Meishan is 60 kilometers away from Chengdu and 50 kilometers from Shuangliu International Airport.
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