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Virginia Beach is an independent city located on the southeastern coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The population was 459,470 at the 2020 census. Although mostly suburban in character, it is the most populous city in Virginia, fifth-most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, ninth-most populous city in the Southeast and the 42nd-most populous city in the U.S. Located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Beach is the largest city in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. This area, known as "America's First Region", also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk, as well as other smaller cities, counties, and towns of Hampton Roads.

Virginia Beach is a resort city with miles of beaches and hundreds of hotels, motels, and restaurants along its oceanfront. Every year the city hosts the East Coast Surfing Championships as well as the North American Sand Soccer Championship, a beach soccer tournament. It is also home to several state parks, several long-protected beach areas, military bases, a number of large corporations, Virginia Wesleyan University and Regent University, the international headquarters and site of the television broadcast studios for Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), Edgar Cayce's Association for Research and Enlightenment, and numerous historic sites. Near the point where the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean meet, Cape Henry was the site of the first landing of the English colonists, who eventually settled in Jamestown, on April 26, 1607.

Mianxian, a county under the jurisdiction of Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province, is located in the south of Shaanxi Province, the western end of Hanzhong Basin, Qinling Mountains in the north, Nanyuan Ba Mountain, Juchuan, Shaanxi and Ganzhong. The county has jurisdiction over 19 towns and 242administrative villages, with an area of 2406 square kilometers and a total population of 428100 (2014). Mianxian County is rich in resources, unique biological resources, warm and humid climate, the largest tributary of the Yangtze River runs through the whole territory, the basin beads in the territory, and the forest coverage rate reaches 58%. Mianxian County, with large reserves and high grade of mineral resources, is located in the "Mianluoning" Golden Triangle and is praised as the "Ural" of Asia by geologist Li Siguang. It is an important metallurgical and chemical industry base in Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province. September 25, 2018, won the honor of "2018 e-commerce into the rural comprehensive demonstration county" of the Ministry of Commerce.
Travel Notes In Mianxian County