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Tucson (/ˈtuːsɒn, tuːˈsɒn/; Spanish: Tucson, O'odham: Cuk-Ṣon) is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, and is home to the University of Arizona. It is the second largest city in Arizona behind Phoenix, with a population of 542,629 in the 2020 United States census, while the population of the entire Tucson metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is 1,043,433. The Tucson MSA forms part of the larger Tucson-Nogales combined statistical area (CSA). Both Tucson and Phoenix anchor the Arizona Sun Corridor. The city is 108 miles (174 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 mi (97 km) north of the U.S.–Mexico border. Tucson is the 34th largest city and the 53rd largest metropolitan area in the United States (2014).

Major incorporated suburbs of Tucson include Oro Valley and Marana northwest of the city, Sahuarita south of the city, and South Tucson in an enclave south of downtown. Communities in the vicinity of Tucson (some within or overlapping the city limits) include Casas Adobes, Catalina Foothills, Flowing Wells, Midvale Park, Tanque Verde, Tortolita, and Vail. Towns outside the Tucson metro area include Benson to the southeast, Catalina and Oracle to the north, and Green Valley to the south.

Tucson was founded as a military fort by the Spanish when Hugo O'Conor authorized the construction of Presidio San Agustín del Tucsón in 1775. It was included in the state of Sonora after Mexico gained independence from the Spanish Empire in 1821. In 1853, the United States acquired a 29,670 square miles (76,840 km2) region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico from Mexico under the Gadsden Purchase. Tucson served as the capital of the Arizona Territory from 1867 to 1877. Tucson was Arizona's largest city by population during the territorial period and early statehood, until it was surpassed by Phoenix by 1920. Nevertheless, population growth remained strong during the late 20th century. In 2017, Tucson was the first American city to be designated a "City of Gastronomy" by UNESCO.

Leishan County, which belongs to Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou Province, is located in the southwest of Qiandongnan Prefecture, bordering Taijiang, Jianhe and Rongjiang counties in the east, Sandu Shui Autonomous County in Southern Guizhou Buyi Miao Autonomous Prefecture in the south, Danzhai County in the west and Kaili City in the north. It is between 10755 miles east longitude and 108 degrees 22 kilometers east longitude, 26 degrees 02 miles north latitude and 26 degrees 34 degrees north latitude, with a total area of 1218.5 square kilometers. Leishan County has a long history, and its Miao construction, costumes, customs, songs and dances, musical instruments and crafts still retain traditional, ancient and authentic cultural connotations. Leishan County is known as the cultural center of the Miao nationality and is a living textbook of Miao history and culture. The main tourist scenic spots in the territory are the hometown of Chinese folk art, the national key cultural relic protection unit Lang de Shangzhai, and the first village of the Miao nationality in China. "
Travel Notes In Lei shan County
Xijiang Miao Nationality Museum, an encyclopedia of the Miao nationality, a window to understand the Miao nationality
It will be New Year's Day soon, presumably many friends are starting to plan where to go to play again, right? Tropical island? The distance is too fa
Guizhou self-help travel strategy (necessary for self-help travel with children) Guizhou--Southeast Qian--Langde Shangzhai (Bullfighting)
——Continued from the previous article (scenery article) Vigorously took headboy to see the bullfight. When we went there, the cars were not easy to si
Seven Freedoms in Guizhou
This is a travel note two years late, some details may not be remembered clearly, but this does not mean that my heart is at peace, a person who likes
Xijiang Miao Village, Mingsu Fengxiang, a place to experience a slow life
It took a week before and after this trip to Guizhou. Guizhou tourism has become very popular in recent years, and I also learned from the public and