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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.

Yuxi City, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Yunnan Province, is located in the middle of Yunnan Province, with geographical coordinates between 23 °19 °N, 24 °53'N and 101 °16 °E, 103 °09'E. It borders Kunming, the provincial capital in the north, Puer City in the southwest, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the southeast and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the northwest, with a total area of 15285 square kilometers. The topography of Yuxi is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with staggered distribution of mountains, valleys, plateaus and basins, with a maximum horizontal distance of 172km and a maximum vertical distance of 163.5 km. Most of the area is 1,500 meters above sea level. The annual average temperature is 16.4 ℃, the climate is three-dimensional and diverse, there is no severe cold in winter, there is no heat in summer, the four seasons are like spring, dry and wet. Yuxi is the hometown of Nie er, the hometown of clouds and smoke, the hometown of lanterns and the water town of the plateau.
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