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Portland (/ˈpɔːrtlənd/, PORT-lənd) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous county in Oregon. As of 2020, Portland had a population of 652,503, making it the 26th-most populated city in the United States, the sixth-most populous on the West Coast, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest, after Seattle. Approximately 2.5 million people live in the Portland metropolitan statistical area (MSA), making it the 25th most populous in the United States. About half of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metropolitan area.

Named after Portland, Maine, the Oregon settlement began to be populated in the 1840s, near the end of the Oregon Trail. Its water access provided convenient transportation of goods, and the timber industry was a major force in the city's early economy. At the turn of the 20th century, the city had a reputation as one of the most dangerous port cities in the world, a hub for organized crime and racketeering. After the city's economy experienced an industrial boom during World War II, its hard-edged reputation began to dissipate. Beginning in the 1960s, Portland became noted for its growing liberal and progressive political values, earning it a reputation as a bastion of counter-culture.

Bole City, located in the northwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, is the capital of Bortala Mongolia Autonomous Prefecture, the seat of the Fifth Division of Xinjiang production and Construction Corps, and the political, economic and cultural center of the whole state. Bordering Kazakhstan, the border is 95 kilometers long and 524 kilometers away from Urumqi, the capital of the autonomous region. It is an important open city along the border in western China and the western bridgehead of the second Eurasian Continental Bridge. Alashankou Port, the first-class open port in China (established in 2012), is a state-level border economic cooperation zone and import and export trade processing zone integrating industry, trade, tourism, real estate development and other industries. It has jurisdiction over three towns and two townships, two state-owned pastures and three streets, and five regimental farms of the Fifth Division of the Corps (Shuanghe City was established in 2016), and the administration of the whole city
Travel Sights In Bole
Travel Notes In Bole
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The second time I went to Sailimu Lake, I still miss this beauty, and I can't bear to let time slip away quietly. Nine years is a long time for Xinjia
Sailimu, the holy lake in Tianshan Mountains—three colors of water, the ultimate charm
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Self-driving tour of Weishiyu - 8-day in-depth tour of the western line of northern Xinjiang
Route Summary: Bole-Guishiyu-Salimu Lake-Kazanqi-Lavender-Nalati-Bayinbulak-Kumtag Desert-Turpan Flame Mountain-Karez-Tianshan Tianchi 8-day (double f
Self-driving tour of Weishiyu - Bole 2-day tour
【Must-drive reason】 Sailimu Lake is the mountain lake with the highest altitude and the largest area in Xinjiang, and it is also the place where the w