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Boston (US: /ˈbɔːstən/), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th-most populous city in the country. The city boundaries encompass an area of about 48.4 sq mi (125 km2) and a population of 675,647 as of 2020. It is the seat of Suffolk County (although the county government was disbanded on July 1, 1999). The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest MSA in the country. A broader combined statistical area (CSA), generally corresponding to the commuting area and including Providence, Rhode Island, is home to approximately 8.2 million people, making it the sixth most populous in the United States.

Boston is one of the oldest municipalities in America, founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from the English town of the same name. It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution and the nation's founding, such as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the siege of Boston. Upon American independence from Great Britain, the city continued to be an important port and manufacturing hub as well as a center for education and culture. The city has expanded beyond the original peninsula through land reclamation and municipal annexation. Its rich history attracts many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone drawing more than 20 million visitors per year. Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public park (Boston Common, 1634), first public or state school (Boston Latin School, 1635) first subway system (Tremont Street subway, 1897), and first large public library (Boston Public Library, 1848).

Today, Boston is a center of scientific research; the area's many colleges and universities, notably Harvard and MIT, make it a world leader in higher education, including law, medicine, engineering and business, and the city is considered to be a global pioneer in innovation and entrepreneurship, with nearly 5,000 startups. Boston's economic base also includes finance, professional and business services, biotechnology, information technology, and government activities. Boston is a hub for LGBT culture and LGBT activism in the United States. Households in the city claim the highest average rate of philanthropy in the United States. Boston businesses and institutions rank among the top in the country for environmental sustainability and new investment.

Xiantao City is a county-level city directly under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province. Xiantao City is an important member of Wuhan urban agglomeration and the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and the hometown of Asian gymnastics. Xiantao, with a history of more than 1500 years, is one of the birthplaces of Jing-Chu culture. Xiantao depends on the Han River in the north, the Yangtze River in the south and Wuhan in the east. 318 National Highway, Han-Yi High-speed Railway and Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway run from east to west, and Suiyue Expressway and Wuhan City Ring Road (Wuhan sixth Ring Line) run longitudinally through the north and south. Xiantao south to Guangzhou, north to Beijing, east to Shanghai, west to Chengdu and other megacities are all within a radius of 1000 kilometers. As of 2016, Xiantao City has a total area of 2538 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 3 streets, 15 towns and 7 township units with a registered population of 1.5635 million. Xiantao is a national garden city.
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