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Las Vegas (US: /lɑːsˈveɪɡəs/; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area and is the largest city within the greater Mojave Desert. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife. The Las Vegas Valley as a whole serves as the leading financial, commercial, and cultural center for Nevada.

The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous for its luxurious and extremely large casino-hotels together with their associated activities. It is a top three destination in the United States for business conventions and a global leader in the hospitality industry, claiming more AAA Five Diamond hotels than any other city in the world. Today, Las Vegas annually ranks as one of the world's most visited tourist destinations. The city's tolerance for numerous forms of adult entertainment earned it the title of "Sin City", and has made Las Vegas a popular setting for literature, films, television programs, and music videos.

Yangquan City, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shanxi Province, was called "Yangquan" in ancient times. Located in the central and eastern part of Shanxi Province, adjacent to Xinzhou City in the north, Taihang Mountain and Shijiazhuang City in the east, Taiyuan City in the west and Jinzhong City in the south; with a total area of 4559 square kilometers, it is a new industrial city. Yangquan is located in the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau, belongs to the eastern mountains of Shanxi, the landforms in the territory are mainly mountains, the rest are hills and plains; it belongs to the warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate zone. As of 2018, Yangquan City has jurisdiction over three districts and two counties, with a total population of 1.4144 million. Yangquan is the gateway of Sanjin, Shanxi and Hebei, located in the middle of the two provincial capitals of Taiyuan and Shijiazhuang, with a distance of 100 kilometers. Yangquan is also located in the combination zone of the eastern developed region and the central and western regions, as well as the two major scriptures around the Bohai Sea and the Yangtze River Delta.
Travel Notes In YangQuan