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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.

Shaowu (ancient Shaowu Shaowu County) is known as the "Iron City", located in the southern foot of Wuyi Mountain, Futun River, historically known as Nan Wuyi. The city was established in October 1983 and now has jurisdiction over 12 towns, 3 townships and 4 streets, with a total population of 308910 (2016), with a land area of 2852 square kilometers and a built-up area of 16.15 square kilometers. Shaowu has a long history and has been founded for more than 1700 years. Shaowu has been one of the eight prefectures in Fujian. In history, there have been 2 prime ministers, 7 military ministry books and 271 Jinshi. Heping Ancient Town of Shaowu City is also a place where Huang's relatives in the world seek their roots and visit their ancestors. Huang Qiao's descendants are all over the coastal provinces and Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asian countries. Li Gang, the famous prime minister of the Song Dynasty, and Yan Yu, a literary critic, were both from Shaowu and fought a revolutionary war.
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