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Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the fourth most populous city in the southeastern U.S. Located on the Cumberland River, the city is the center of the Nashville metropolitan area, which is one of the fastest growing in the nation.

Named for Francis Nash, a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, the city was founded in 1779. The city grew quickly due to its strategic location as a port on the Cumberland River and, in the 19th century, a railroad center. Nashville seceded with Tennessee during the American Civil War; in 1862 it was the first state capital in the Confederacy to be taken by Union forces. After the war, the city reclaimed its position and developed a manufacturing base.

Since 1963, Nashville has had a consolidated city-county government, which includes six smaller municipalities in a two-tier system. The city is governed by a mayor, a vice-mayor, and a 40-member metropolitan council; 35 of the members are elected from single-member districts, while the other five are elected at-large. Reflecting the city's position in state government, Nashville is home to the Tennessee Supreme Court's courthouse for Middle Tennessee, one of the state's three divisions.

Pingliang, prefecture-level city of Gansu province. Located in the east of Gansu Province, the eastern foot of Liupan Mountain and the upper reaches of Jinghe River, it is the geometric center of Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia "Golden Triangle", across Longshan (Guanshan), east of Xianyang, Shaanxi, west of Dingxi and Baiyin of Gansu, south of Baoji of Shaanxi and Tianshui of Gansu, and adjacent to Guyuan of Ningxia and Qingyang of Gansu to the north. Pingliang is an important animal husbandry base and fur distribution center in northwest China, and the main agricultural and forestry product production base and animal husbandry in Gansu Province. Pingliang, known as "Longshang dry Wharf", is an important city that must pass through the ancient "Silk Road". It is historically known as "the first city of Chang'an in the west". Since ancient times, Pingliang has been an important town for the barrier of the three Qin dynasties and the control of Wuyuan. It is a "must-contend place for soldiers" and a traditional commodity distribution center in Longdong. The traffic and military focal point of the Central Plains leading to the western region and the eastern end of the ancient Silk Road, not only in the northwest region.
Travel Notes In Pingliang