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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.

Ying County is located in the north of Shanxi Province and east of Shuozhou City. It covers an area of 1667 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 3 towns and 9 townships with a population of 300000 (2012). The county government is stationed in Jincheng. The plan of the county is parallelogram between 112 °58 east longitude and 113 °37 east longitude and 39 °17 east longitude and 39 °45 'north latitude. It is adjacent to Hunyuan County to the east, Shanyin County to Pingshuo to the west, Huairen County to the north, Fanzhi County and Dai County to the south. It is a continental climate in the north temperate zone, affected by the monsoon, with four distinct seasons, with an average annual temperature of about 7 ℃ and annual rainfall of 360mm. The first frost period is in late September and the frost-free period is 100 to 140 days. There are world-famous wooden pagodas in the north of Yingxian County. Yingxian wooden Pagoda is also called Buddha Palace Temple Sakyamuni Pagoda. Together with the Eiffel Tower and the leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, it is called the three strange towers in the world. twenty
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