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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.

Mei County, which belongs to Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, is called "Mei Wu" in ancient times. It is located at the foot of Taibai Mountain, the main peak of the Qinling Mountains, and crosses the Weihe River in the north. It is between 107 °39km east longitude and 108o 00km east longitude, and 334 °19' north latitude, with a total area of 863 square kilometers. Meixian County is one of the birthplaces of Western Zhou culture. Heavy national treasures such as Western Zhou bronzes and warring States bells have been unearthed many times. 27 Western Zhou bronzes unearthed in 2003 are known as major archaeological discoveries in the 21st century. Meixian is the hometown of celebrities such as Bai Qi, a general of the pre-Qin Dynasty, a famous official of the Shu Han Dynasty in the three Kingdoms, Wang Tao, a medical scientist in the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Zai, an ideologist in the Song Dynasty (because his theory was founded in Guanzhong, also known as Guanxue), and the Republic General Li Da. In 2018, Meixian County has jurisdiction over 1 street, 7 towns, 1 tourist area and 1 forest.
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