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Indianapolis (/ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs/), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion County was 977,203 in 2020. The "balance" population, which excludes semi-autonomous municipalities in Marion County, was 887,642. It is the 15th most populous city in the U.S., the third-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, and the fourth-most populous state capital after Phoenix, Arizona, Austin, Texas, and Columbus. The Indianapolis metropolitan area is the 33rd most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S., with 2,111,040 residents. Its combined statistical area ranks 28th, with a population of 2,431,361. Indianapolis covers 368 square miles (950 km2), making it the 18th largest city by land area in the U.S.

Indigenous peoples inhabited the area dating to as early as 10,000 BC. In 1818, the Lenape relinquished their tribal lands in the Treaty of St. Mary's. In 1821, Indianapolis was founded as a planned city for the new seat of Indiana's state government. The city was platted by Alexander Ralston and Elias Pym Fordham on a 1-square-mile (2.6 km2) grid next to the White River. Completion of the National and Michigan roads and arrival of rail later solidified the city's position as a manufacturing and transportation hub. Two of the city's nicknames reflect its historical ties to transportation—the "Crossroads of America" and "Railroad City". Since the 1970 city-county consolidation, known as Unigov, local government administration operates under the direction of an elected 25-member city-county council headed by the mayor.

Indianapolis anchors the 29th largest economic region in the U.S., based primarily on the industries of trade, transportation, and utilities; professional and business services; education and health services; government; leisure and hospitality; and manufacturing. The city has notable niche markets in amateur sports and auto racing. The city is home to three Fortune 500 companies, two major league sports clubs (Colts and Pacers), five university campuses, and several museums, including the world's largest children's museum. However, the city is perhaps best known for annually hosting the world's largest single-day sporting event, the Indianapolis 500. Among the city's historic sites and districts, Indianapolis is home to the largest collection of monuments dedicated to veterans and war casualties in the U.S. outside of Washington, D.C.

Dingzhou City, Hebei Province under the jurisdiction of county-level cities, by Baoding City escrow, Hebei Province directly administered by the county (city) system reform pilot county. Located at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, the western edge of North China Plain and the west of central Hebei Province, it has been known as "Kyushu throat, Shenjing brief area" since ancient times. With a total area of 1283.7 square kilometers and a resident population of 1.2269 million (2018), it has jurisdiction over 4 streets, 16 towns and 5 townships. Dingzhou City, located in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Economic Zone, is an important node city in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Economic Zone, a national comprehensive pilot area of new urbanization, a modern medium-sized city cultivated in the 12th five-year Plan of Hebei Province, and one of the ten famous historical and cultural cities in Hebei Province. In 2018, the gross domestic product of Dingzhou City reached 33.284 billion yuan, an increase of 7.3% over the same period last year.
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The ancient city of Dingzhou is located 50 kilometers southwest of Baoding. It is famous for its long history and splendid culture. Since the Shang an
I have been here - Dingzhou
I went to Dingzhou by accident, because I didn't know or even heard of this place before. My son and daughter-in-law are going to take their grandson
The thousand-year-old city "collided" with cool ice and snow, and went out of the house to enjoy the feast of ice and snow
The ancient city is hot with ice and snow, let's look forward to the future together. On December 3, Lizhangmeng Village, located in the southern outs