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Minneapolis (/ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/ (listen)) is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins in timber and as the flour milling capital of the world. It occupies both banks of the Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota.

Prior to European settlement, the site of Minneapolis was inhabited by Dakota people. The settlement was founded along Saint Anthony Falls on a section of land north of Fort Snelling; its growth is attributed to its proximity to the fort and the falls providing power for industrial activity. As of 2021[update], the city has an estimated 425,336 inhabitants. It is the most populous city in the state and the 46th-most-populous city in the United States. Minneapolis, Saint Paul and the surrounding area are collectively known as the Twin Cities.

Minneapolis has one of the most extensive public park systems in the US; many of these parks are connected by the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway. Biking and walking trails, some of which follow abandoned railroad lines, run through many parts of the city; such as the Mill District in the Saint Anthony Falls Historic District, around the banks of Lake of the Isles, Bde Maka Ska, and Lake Harriet, and by Minnehaha Falls. Minneapolis has cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers. Minneapolis is the birthplace of General Mills, Pillsbury Company, and the Target Corporation. The city's cultural offerings include the Guthrie Theater, the First Avenue nightclub, and four professional sports teams.

Huating City, which belongs to Pingliang City, Gansu Province, is located in the eastern part of Gansu Province. It is located at the confluence of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia provinces (regions). Huating Town was set up in the second year of the Northern Wei, Jin and Tai dynasties (532). It is named after the Huajian Pavilion at the foot of Huangfu Mountain. It has jurisdiction over 1 street, 7 towns, 3 townships, 101 administrative villages and 27 communities, with a total area of 1183 square kilometers and a permanent population of 197000 in 2017. Huating, known as the "porcelain capital of coal city", is the necessary place of the ancient Silk Road, the core area and industrial town of the integrated industrial development of coal, power, chemical and transportation in Gansu Province. it is one of the thirteen coal production bases and one of the three major coal production bases in Northwest China. it is also an important energy supply and freight distribution base in Longdong. Huating Quzi Opera is the first batch of intangible cultural heritage in China, Ankou Town in the Ming Dynasty.
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