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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.

Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, one of the five autonomous prefectures in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, is based in Yining City. It is the only autonomous prefecture in China that has jurisdiction over both prefectural and county administrative regions. it is located in the Yili River Valley in the north of Tianshan in the west of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, with temperate continental climate and alpine climate. It has jurisdiction over 2 prefecture-level administrative regions and 11 county-level administrative regions, with a total area of 268593 square kilometers. The total population in 2017 is 4.6171 million. Ili Prefecture is adjacent to the Eurasian country of Kazakhstan, and there are Yili normal University in the west. The fourth, seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th divisions of the Xinjiang production and Construction Corps and a number of units directly under the central and autonomous regions, such as Xinjiang Mining and Metallurgical Bureau, Tianxi Forestry Bureau, Ashan Forestry Bureau, Xinjiang cigarette Factory, Ashi Gold Mine, etc. Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture is Xinjiang fine wool sheep and Yili horse.
Travel Notes In Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture
Enjoy the challenge, live up to your youth, and explore the beauty of Yili, Xinjiang by self-driving
In the early autumn, I came to Yili, the "South of the Great Wall" in the beautiful Xinjiang, There are 9 bends and 18 bends with continuous 180-degre
Self-driving in Xinjiang, running wild under the snowy mountains and grasslands, camping under the stars
Self-driving is a dialogue between oneself and the soul, and the bridge of this dialogue is the car and the road. Photography is an expression of emot
In Yili, pursue the trip to the secret place in May with the fifth-generation Tucson L of Beijing Hyundai
I often think, how about going on a starry sky trip to Yili? Under the vast starry sky, brew wine and tea, recite poems and read books, be happy, plai
Journey to the West Chapter 21: Seeing the vast sea of ​​stars without wind and moon, visiting the colorful Yining in the ancient city of Zicao
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