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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.

Hengshui, a prefecture-level city of Hebei Province, is located in the southeast of Hebei Province, between longitude 115o10mm UV 116o 34km east and latitude 37 °03qq. it is adjacent to Cangzhou City and Dezhou City, Shandong Province in the east, Shijiazhuang City in the west, Xingtai City in the south, Baoding City and Cangzhou City in the north, with a total area of 8815 square kilometers. Hengshui City is located in Hebei alluvial plain, the terrain slowly tilts from southwest to northeast, 12 meters ~ 30 meters above sea level. It belongs to the continental monsoon climate zone, which is warm and semi-arid. It is an important processing and supply base for agricultural products in Beijing and Tianjin. Hengshui belongs to the "1th 93rd" plan of the Bohai Rim Economic Circle and the Capital Economic Circle. It is a member city of the Joint Conference of Mayors of Regional Cooperation around the Bohai Sea. It is called the "Golden Cross" by Fei Xiaotong.
Travel Guides In Hengshui
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Hengshui Lake
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Hebei Travel Notes: Hengshui Garden Expo Garden
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The first peasant party branch in the country is actually in Anping, Hebei!
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Hebei Travel Notes: Hengshui Luli Ancient Town
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