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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.

Tianshui, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province, is located in the southeast of Gansu Province, adjacent to Guanzhong Plain. It is an important node city of Guanzhong Plain Urban agglomeration and the sub-core city of Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone. Tianshui, once known as Shangli, Chengji and Qinzhou, is said to be the birthplace of Fuxi and Nu WA, one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization, known as "the hometown of Emperor Xi". Tianshui has jurisdiction over 2 districts and 5 counties, with a total area of 14325 square kilometers and a total population of 3.829 million, including 3.3549 million permanent residents (2018). Tianshui is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with an elevation of 1000-2100 meters above sea level. The climate is temperate monsoon climate. Tianshui is a famous historical and cultural city in China, an excellent tourist city in China, and one of China's old industrial bases. It has national and provincial enterprise technology centers and engineering.
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