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Houston (/ˈhjuːstən/ (listen); HEW-stən) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in 2020. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat and largest city of Harris County and the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth. Houston is the southeast anchor of the greater megaregion known as the Texas Triangle.

Comprising a land area of 640.4 square miles (1,659 km2), Houston is the ninth-most expansive city in the United States (including consolidated city-counties). It is the largest city in the United States by total area whose government is not consolidated with a county, parish, or borough. Though primarily in Harris County, small portions of the city extend into Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties, bordering other principal communities of Greater Houston such as Sugar Land and The Woodlands.

The city of Houston was founded by land investors on August 30, 1836, at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou (a point now known as Allen's Landing) and incorporated as a city on June 5, 1837. The city is named after former General Sam Houston, who was president of the Republic of Texas and had won Texas's independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto 25 miles (40 km) east of Allen's Landing. After briefly serving as the capital of the Texas Republic in the late 1830s, Houston grew steadily into a regional trading center for the remainder of the 19th century.

Guanxian, a county under the jurisdiction of Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, is located at the junction of Hebei, Shandong and Henan provinces, with Dongchangfu District to the east, Linqing City to the north and Shenxian to the south. The whole territory is located in the yellow flood plain in northwest Shandong, which is part of the North China Plain with four distinct seasons; the total area is 1152 square kilometers. Jurisdiction over 3 streets, 11 towns, 4 townships; 2016 total population of 866300. Guanxian has a long history. Ran Zi, a disciple of Confucius, traveled here for a long time, and Xiaocheng, an ancient city in the Song and Liao dynasties, survived. In Guanxian, Ji-Yi Railway connects Jingjiu to the east and Jing-Guang to the west, Qinglan Expressway and 329 Provincial Highway run through the whole territory. Jingjiu Highway and National Highway 106 run through the north and south; Chaquan, Liulin Huagu and Langzhuang flour sculptures all originated in Guanxian. In 2016, the GDP of Guanxian County reached 28.719 billion yuan, an increase over the previous year at comparable prices.
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