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Louisville (/ˈluːivɪl/ (listen) LOO-ee-vil, US: /ˈluːɪvɪl/ (listen) LOO-ə-vəl, locally /ˈlʊvɪl/ (listen) LUUV-əl) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States.[a] Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border.

Named after King Louis XVI of France, Louisville was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark, making it one of the oldest cities west of the Appalachians. With nearby Falls of the Ohio as the only major obstruction to river traffic between the upper Ohio River and the Gulf of Mexico, the settlement first grew as a portage site. It was the founding city of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, which grew into a 6,000-mile (9,700 km) system across 13 states.

Today, the city is known as the home of boxer Muhammad Ali, the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Fried Chicken, the University of Louisville and its Cardinals, Louisville Slugger baseball bats, and three of Kentucky's six Fortune 500 companies: Humana, Kindred Healthcare, and Yum! Brands. Muhammad Ali International Airport, Louisville's main commercial airport, hosts UPS's worldwide hub.

Haidong is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Qinghai Province, named because it is located to the east of Qinghai Lake; it belongs to the mosaic zone from the Loess Plateau to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with a semi-arid continental climate; the city has a total area of 13200 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 2 districts and 4 autonomous counties; in 2017, it has a resident population of 1.4708 million. Haidong has a long history. In the long historical evolution, Hehuang region has changed from the primitive nomadic state of "living after water and grass" to a more developed farming civilization. The people of all ethnic groups in Hehuang have jointly developed and built this land, creating a splendid history and culture. In December 2016, it was listed as the third batch of national comprehensive pilot areas for new urbanization. In 2017, the GDP of Haidong City was 43.6 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4 percent over the previous year at comparable prices. Among them, the added value of the primary industry
Travel Notes In Haidong