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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.

Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County (referred to as Wuchuan County) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Zunyi City, which is located in the border area of Guizhou and Chongqing. It is one of the two ethnic minority autonomous counties in China with the Gelao nationality as the main ethnic group. Wuchuan County is located in the northeast of Guizhou Province, connected with Dejiang County and Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County in the east, Zheng'an County and Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County in the west, Fenggang County in the south, and Wulong District in Chongqing and Pengshui Miao Tujia Autonomous County in the north. By the end of 2017, Wuchuan County covers an area of 2777.59 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 3 streets, 11 towns, 2 townships, 81 villages and 41 communities, with a resident population of 323100, with ethnic minorities accounting for 95.9% of the total population. On April 24, 2019, the people's Government of Guizhou Province formally approved the autonomy of the Gelao and Miao ethnic groups in Wuchuan.
Travel Sights In Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County
Travel Notes In Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County
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[Video guide] 3-day tour of unpopular routes in Guizhou
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At 30° north latitude, walk into the "oldest ancient Gelao village in the world" and experience the colorful "eat new festival"!
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