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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.

Jinchang, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province, is high in the south and low in the north, with mountains crisscross with flat rivers and Gobi oases, with a continental temperate arid climate, sufficient light and dry climate; it has jurisdiction over Jinchuan District and Yongchang County, with a total area of 9593 square kilometers; and the resident population is 469200 in 2017. Jinchang, located in the middle of Hexi Corridor, is an important node city of ancient Silk Road and one of the major cities of Hexi Corridor. Since ancient times, its natural conditions have been relatively harsh. Jinchang is one of the 110 key water-deficient cities and 13 resource-based water-deficient cities in China. It is also an area with fragile natural ecological environment in western China. Jinchang edge mining enterprise, because of the establishment of the city, because of the rich nickel is known as "the nickel capital of the motherland". In 2011, he won the title of "National Health City". In January 2014, the Ministry of Urban and Rural Construction ordered it.
Travel Notes In Jinchang