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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.

Taigu District, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. Located in the middle of Shanxi Province, located in Jinzhong Basin, founded in the Western Han Dynasty, it has a long history and developed culture and commerce. Together with Qixian and Pingyao, it has become a famous hometown of Shanxi merchants, and there are many remains of Jin merchants' courtyards in the territory. Take the Cao family compound and Kong Xiangxi residence (Kong Xiangxi was born in Taigu) as its representative. It is the birthplace of Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, and the birthplace of Kong Xiangxi, a modern tycoon. The famous royal sacred medicine "Guilingji" and "Dingkundan" are produced in Taigu. Taigu cake and jujube are famous all over the country. During the Ming, Qing and Republic of China, tycoons of Taigu businessmen gathered and became the financial and commercial center of northern China, which was inherently known as "dry Wharf" and "Little Beijing". Taigu District was selected into the 2018 National list of Happy 100 Counties in November 2018. March 2019
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