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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.

Shouyang County, which belongs to Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, is located in the east of Shanxi Province, pillow Hengyue, Luo Taihang, living in the middle and upper reaches of Xiaohe River, the whole terrain is higher in the northwest and north, and gradually tilts to the southeast, showing a ladder-like distribution; the county has a total area of 2115 square kilometers, jurisdiction over 7 towns and 7 townships, with a total population of 214745 in 2018. Shouyang is located between Taiyuan, Yangquan and Yuci, close to Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Tianjin, Beijing and other large and medium-sized cities. Shouyang Railway, 307 National Highway and Provincial Highway Yuyu Highway run through the county, and Taijiu Expressway runs 47 kilometers across the county. Shouyang has been brought into the national highway network; Shouyang has a long history and is rich in cultural tourism resources. Ma Shouyi was founded in the Spring and Autumn period, and the county was founded during the Taikang years of the Western Jin Dynasty, which has a history of more than 2000 years.
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