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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.

Pingli County, which belongs to Ankang City, Shaanxi Province, is located between 31 °37mm in north latitude and 109 °- 109 °33' in east longitude. It is bordered by Zhuxi County in Hubei Province in the east, Chengkou County in Chongqing in the south, Langao County in Ankang City, Shaanxi Province in the west, and Ankang City, Hanbin District, Xunyang County in Shaanxi Province in the north, and at the junction of Shaanxi, Hubei and Chongqing provinces in the north. The county seat is 60 kilometers away from the central city of Ankang City and 263 kilometers away from the provincial capital Xi'an. Pingli County is the "hometown of Nu WA". With 150000 mu of ecological tea garden and 38000 mu of gynostemma pentaphyllum, Pingli County is the first county in the production of gynostemma pentaphyllum and a famous tea county in Northwest China. In 2018, Pingli County had jurisdiction over 11 towns, with a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 9.962 billion yuan, including 1.069 billion yuan for the primary industry.
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