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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.

Tongchuan is a municipality under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Province, which is located in the junction zone of central Shaanxi Province, Guanzhong Basin and Northern Shaanxi Plateau, adjacent to Yan'an, Weinan and Xianyang. Tongchuan is a continental monsoon climate with four distinct seasons and obvious monthly changes in air temperature. the area is 3882 square kilometers, and the city has jurisdiction over three districts and one county. In 2017, the city's resident population was 833400. Tongchuan has convenient transportation, which is an important part of the Guanzhong economic belt, and it is a necessary place leading to the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor and Yan'an, the holy place of revolution. Tongchuan New area is 68 kilometers away from Xi'an and 72 kilometers away from Xi'an Xianyang International Airport. Xi'an-Huangling Expressway passes through the border, and the two branch railways of Xiantong and Meiqi are connected with the Longhai artery. In 2017, Tongchuan achieved a GDP of 34.859 billion yuan, of which the added value of the primary industry
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