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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.

Guazhou County, which belongs to Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, is located at the western end of the Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province, Yumen City, the oil city in the east, Dunhuang City in the west, the Mongolian Autonomous County in Subei in the north and south, and Hami in the northwest. Since ancient times, it has been the transportation hub of east to west and the merchant town of the ancient Silk Road. Guazhou County is 185km long from east to west and 220km wide from north to south, covering an area of 24100 square kilometers. Guazhou County has jurisdiction over 5 towns, 10 townships and 73 administrative villages. at the end of 2011, Guazhou County had a resident population of 149500, including 21 ethnic groups such as Han, Hui, Mongolian and Tibetan, and a minority population of 25000 (2011). Guazhou County has 4 national cultural relics protection units and 16 provincial cultural relics protection units. In 2011, the GDP of Guazhou County reached (G
Travel Notes In Guazhou County