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Raleigh (/ˈrɑːli/; RAH-lee) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeast, the 41st-most populous city in the U.S., and the largest city of the Research Triangle metro area. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees, which line the streets in the heart of the city. The city covers a land area of 147.6 sq mi (382 km2). The U.S. Census Bureau counted the city's population as 474,069 in the 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. The city of Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh, who established the lost Roanoke Colony in present-day Dare County.

Raleigh is home to North Carolina State University (NC State) and is part of the Research Triangle together with Durham (home of Duke University and North Carolina Central University) and Chapel Hill (home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). The name of the Research Triangle (often shortened to the "Triangle") originated after the 1959 creation of Research Triangle Park (RTP), located in Durham and Wake counties, among the three cities and universities. The Triangle encompasses the U.S. Census Bureau's Raleigh-Durham-Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which had an estimated population of 2,037,430 in 2013. The Raleigh Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated population of 1,390,785 in 2019.

Most of Raleigh is located within Wake County, with a small portion extending into Durham County. The towns of Cary, Morrisville, Garner, Clayton, Wake Forest, Apex, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon, and Rolesville are some of Raleigh's primary nearby suburbs and satellite towns.

Dangxiong, which means "selected grassland" in Tibetan, belongs to the Tibet Autonomous region and is located in the middle of the Tibet Autonomous region at the junction of southern and northern Tibet. It covers an area of 10036 square kilometers (2013) Dangxiong County has a plateau continental climate, with 2881 hours of annual sunshine. The annual precipitation is 481 mm. The gale above level 8 can reach 74 days a year. Up to 128 days. The main natural disasters are snow disasters, followed by wind disasters, drought, insect disasters, rodent disasters and so on. From January to June 2014, Dangxiong County's tourism revenue was 14.41 million yuan, an increase of 27.31 percent over the same period last year; it received 145698 tourists, an increase of 44.61 percent over the same period last year. In October 2018, the people's Government of Tibet Autonomous region formally approved Dangxiong County to withdraw from poverty-stricken counties (districts).
Travel Sights In Damxung County
Travel Notes In Damxung County
Holy Elephant Tianmen Shocking Mysterious Realm in the Sky--Westward in 2019, Autumn is Boundless
Speaking of "Namtso" in Tibet, no one who has been to Lhasa knows that this scenic spot is a must-see place. Namtso is 240 kilometers away from Lhasa,
[Qinghai-Tibet Plateau] Tianhu Namtso
The morning sun moves the clouds to play with the mountains, and the breeze chases the waves to frighten the birds. Read Qingbo under Nianqing Mountai
Early winter Tibet (3. Namtso-Shigatse)
In order to see the sunrise of Namtso, we set off from Lhasa at three o'clock in the morning. The driver is the boss of this company - Brother Liu. He
Namtso: Jane Jing outlines "holy lake, god lake and sky lake"
Namtso is ranked third among the "China's Most Beautiful Five Lakes" by the "Expert Society Group" of the National Geographic of China in the "Beauty