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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.

Taicang City, a county-level city hosted by Suzhou City in Jiangsu Province, is located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province, on the south bank of the Yangtze River Estuary. It is bordered by the Yangtze River to the east, across the river from Chongming District, Baoshan District and Jiading District of Shanghai to the south, Kunshan City to the west and Changshu City to the north. The total area of the city is 823 square kilometers, the water area of the Yangtze River is 143.97 square kilometers, and the land area is 665.96 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 1 street, 6 towns and Taicang Port Economic Development Zone. Taicang culture belongs to Wu Yue culture, Taicang people belong to Jiangsu and Zhejiang people, and use Wu language. Taicang, as the nearest city to Shanghai, has formed the "co-city effect" of geographical proximity, popularity, economic integration and language and culture in Shanghai for a long time. Taicang is close to Shanghai and becomes the "back garden" of Shanghai. Taicang belongs to the subtropical monsoon area with four distinct seasons.
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