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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.

Yexian County, located in the southwest-central part of Henan Province, is the "rock salt capital of China". It has jurisdiction over 3 streets, 9 towns, 6 townships, 880000 people (2011), with a total area of 1387 square kilometers. Yexian not only has a rich connotation of the county government of the Ming Dynasty, but also has a long history and profound cultural heritage. In ancient times, it was the land of Yuzhou, the state of Zhou, and the capital of the State of Chu in the Spring and Autumn period. Yexian is the fiefdom of Shen Zhuliang, the first ancestor surnamed Ye, a famous statesman and military strategist, and it is the ancestral land of 23 million Ye descendants in the world. Yexian County is rich in mineral resources, with salt as the most, with an area of 400square kilometers and reserves of 330 billion tons. It ranks first in the grade of well and mineral salt in the country and is named quot;-quot;, the rock salt capital of China by the National Mining Federation. May 2019
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