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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.

Taojiang County belongs to Yiyang City, Hunan Province, located in the north of central Hunan, Dongting tail, named after the Taohuajiang River. The county is Chu in ancient times and has been a part of Yiyang County since the Qin and Han dynasties. It was separated from Yiyang in 1952. In 2017, Taojiang County has a total area of 2068 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 15 townships with a total population of 897600. In 2016, Taojiang County achieved a GDP of 22.737 billion yuan for the whole year. Taojiang County famous scenic spots are Fuqiu Mountain, Fenghuang Mountain and so on. Taojiang County is known as "Beauty Nest", "qu Yuan's second hometown", "hometown of Phyllostachys pubescens", "hometown of Tea", "hometown of Building Materials", "hometown of Nonferrous Metals" and so on. Taohuajiang Nuclear Power Station is located in the west of the county, 20 kilometers upstream of Zishui.
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