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Hami 哈密

Hami (Kumul) is a prefecture-level city in easternXinjiang, People’s Republic of China. It is well known as the home of sweetHami melons.

It has a population of about 519,700 of which 68.4{2a820490f75fc24b7a4835b35536182b9d21a7840194abd07e075ac351cf03fd} were Han Chinese and 31.6{2a820490f75fc24b7a4835b35536182b9d21a7840194abd07e075ac351cf03fd} ethnic minorities-mostly Uyghurs, Kazakhs and Hui.

Hami by other names appeared on European maps in the 16th century, andMatteo Ricci in his account of the Portuguese Jesuit Benedict Goës visit to the city in 1605 used the an old spelling for the city.

 

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Chengdu 成都

Chengdu is the provincial capital ofSichuan province in Southwest China,[1] as well as a major city inWestern China.  As of 2014 the administrative area houses 14,427,500 inhabitants with an urban population of 10,152,632. Chengdu is the fifth-most populous agglomeration in China. Chengdu is one of the most important economic, financial, commercial, cultural, transportation, and communication centers in Western China. Chengdu also hosts many international companies and more than 12 consulates. More than 260 Fortune 500 companies have established branches in Chengdu due to huge demand of Western China. The giant panda, a Chinese national treasure, is one of the rarest animals in the world. The total number is estimated to be 1,500, including those living in the wild, 80 percent of which are in Sichuan Province.

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Wuhan 武汉

Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province,[3] China, and is the most populous city in Central China.[4] It lies in the eastern Jianghan Plain at the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers. Wuhan is recognized as the political, economic, financial, cultural, educational and transportation center of central China.[4] The city of Wuhan, first termed as such in 1927, has a population of 10,607,700 people as of 2015.

There are 80 colleges and universities with 966.4 thousand undergraduates and junior college students, and 107.4 thousand postgraduate students.

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Lanzhou 兰州

LanZhou is the capital and largest city ofGansu Province in Northwest China.[1] The prefecture-level city, located on the banks of the Yellow River, is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. Historically, it has been a major link on the Northern Silk Road. The city is also a center for heavy industry and petrochemical industry. The city is home to Han Chinese, Muslims and Tibetan peoples

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