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Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., and the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of world's largest metropolitan regions with 6.245 million residents in 2020. The city's population at the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within 250 mi (400 km) of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's independence. Philadelphia hosted the First Continental Congress in 1774 following the Boston Tea Party, preserved the Liberty Bell, and hosted the Second Continental Congress during which the founders signed the Declaration of Independence, which historian Joseph Ellis has described as "the most potent and consequential words in American history". Once the Revolutionary War commenced, both the Battle of Germantown and the Siege of Fort Mifflin were fought within Philadelphia's city limits. The U.S. Constitution was later ratified in Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. Philadelphia remained the nation's largest city until 1790, when it was surpassed by New York City, and served as the nation's first capital from May 10, 1775, until December 12, 1776, and on four subsequent occasions during and following the American Revolution, including from 1790 to 1800 while the new national capital of Washington, D.C., was under construction.

With 18 four-year universities and colleges, Philadelphia is one of the nation's leading centers for higher education and academic research. As of 2021[update], the Philadelphia metropolitan area was the state's largest and nation's ninth-largest metropolitan economy with a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of US$479 billion. The city is home to five Fortune 500 corporate headquarters as of 2022. The Philadelphia skyline, which includes several globally renowned commercial skyscrapers, is expanding, primarily with new residential high-rise condominiums. Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley are a biotechnology and venture capital hub; and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, owned by NASDAQ, is the nation's oldest stock exchange and a global leader in options trading. 30th Street Station, the city's primary rail station, is the third-busiest Amtrak hub in the nation, and the city's multimodal transport and logistics infrastructure, including Philadelphia International Airport, the PhilaPort seaport, freight rail infrastructure, roadway traffic capacity, and warehouse storage space, are all expanding.

Burjin County, which belongs to Altay, is located in the north of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, at the southwest foot of Altai Mountains, along the northern edge of Junggar Basin, bordering Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia in the north and northeast. It is one of the two counties bordering Russia in western China (the other is Habahe County). The national boundary is 218 kilometers long and there are many rivers in the country. it is a necessary place for import and export of the two border trade ports in northwest Xinjiang. An ideal port on the border with Russia is of great development value. it is the only nearest channel to open economic and trade exchanges between Northwest China and Russia, and the largest tributary of the Ertix River, the only Arctic water system in China. It is adjacent to Mongolia in the northeast, Altay to the east, Habahe County to the west, Jimunai County and Fuhai County to the south. At the end of 2011, the total population of Burjin County
Travel Notes In Burqin County
Look at the pines and cypresses in the snow mountains, step on the sea of ​​flowers in the prairie——Self-driving Westward Journey to Great America and Northern Xinjiang
My impression of Xinjiang comes from the movie "Guest on the Iceberg" when I was a child, the martial arts novel "Seven Swords Under the Tianshan Moun
2006 Xinjiang Tour (5)
Kanas Natural Scenic Area In the morning, after breakfast, we bid farewell to Hemu Village. Although the time was short, it left me with good memories
Summer in Northern Xinjiang, stories about Keketuohai and Kanas
The sunshine of July is warmly sprinkled on this land,The wind is light and the clouds are calm, flowers are in full bloom, mountains and rivers, quie
[Xinjiang strategy] Northern Xinjiang classic 4-day tour, Kanas hiking, horseback riding, Burqin petty bourgeoisie tour
Kanas Photo Preview There is a pure land in the world—Kanas, Xinjiang This is a magical land, filled with the expectations and hopes of countless peop