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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.

Wuwei, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province, is named "China Wine City", referred to as "Yongliang", "Liangliang" and "Yong". It is located in the confluence of the Loess Plateau, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Mengxin Plateau. The topography is high in the west and low in the east, and the local topography is complex. It belongs to the temperate continental arid climate, which is characterized by four distinct seasons, cold winter and summer. It has jurisdiction over one district, two counties and one autonomous county, with a total area of 33238 square kilometers and a resident population of 1.8253 million in 2017. Wuwei has a long history. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent general Huo to go on an expedition to Hexi to defeat the Xiongnu and named Wuwei for its "martial arts and military prestige". Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty opened up the four counties in Hexi, successive dynasties have set up prefectures and mansions here. Wuwei is the key point of the ancient Silk Road, with many places of interest, snowy plateaus and oasis style.
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