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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.

Xuchang, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, also known as Liancheng, is located in the central part of Henan Province, one of the core cities of the Central Plains Urban agglomeration and the Central Plains Economic Zone; the terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, slowly tilting from the northwest to the southeast; it belongs to the north warm temperate monsoon climate zone, rich in heat resources; it has jurisdiction over 2 districts, 2 county-level cities and 2 counties, with a total area of 4996 square kilometers; the permanent population is 4.4374 million in 2018. Xuchang is located in the Central Plains with a long history and is an important birthplace of Chinese culture. Xuchang ancient culture tourism resources include prehistoric culture series, Han culture series, three Kingdoms culture series, temple architecture culture series, Jun porcelain culture series and so on. Xuchang has convenient transportation, 80 kilometers away from the provincial capital Zhengzhou, 50 kilometers away from Xinzheng International Airport, 311 National Highway and local railway crossing east-west; Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Beijing
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