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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.

Haining, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province, hosted by Jiaxing City, is located in the south wing of China's Yangtze River Delta, northern Zhejiang Province, Haiyan County in the east, Qiantang River in the south, across the river from Shangyu District in Shaoxing and Xiaoshan District in Hangzhou. Xiasha, Yuhang District and Jianggan District of Hangzhou, Tongxiang City and Xiuzhou District of Jiaxing in the north. It is 100 kilometers from Shanghai to the east, Hangzhou to the west and Qiantang River to the south. In 1986, the county was removed and the city was established. The name Haining was first seen in the second year of Yongding, Emperor Chen Wudi of the Southern Dynasty (558), implying the meaning of "serenity of the sea flood". Its scenic spot "Qianjiang surge" has been popular since the Tang and Song dynasties and is well-known at home and abroad. "on August 18, there is nothing spectacular in the world". It still attracts guests from all directions and sees the wonder of the tide. Haining City has a long history, a large number of celebrities from all walks of life, is Li Shanlan, Wang Guowei,.
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