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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.

Longchuan, known as "Yuanyuan" in Dai language, means the place where the sun shines. Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, is located in the southwest border of China, connected with Myanmar by mountains and rivers and buildings. The border is 50.899 kilometers long, with a land area of 1931 square kilometers and a total population of 181580 (2010). The county seat Zhangfeng is 779km away from Kunming, the provincial capital. It is the end of China's southwest border. Longchuan County has jurisdiction over eight townships and four towns and one state-owned farm, with a total area of 1913 square kilometers, with an area of 350000 mu of arable land, with a per capita cultivated land of nearly 3 mu. The county has a total population of 180000, including 120000 agricultural people. The main ethnic minorities in the territory are Jingpo, Dai, Achang, Lisu, Deang and Hui, which have the largest population distribution of Jingpo and Achang in China. Longchuan is a typical frontier multi-ethnic farmer.
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