San Antonio (/ˌsæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ/ SAN an-TOH-nee-oh; Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is a city in Texas, United States. The city is the seventh-most populous in the United States, the second-largest in the Southern United States, and the second-most populous in Texas. It is the 12th most-populous city in North America, with 1,434,625 residents in 2020.
Founded as a Spanish mission and colonial outpost in 1718, the city in 1731 became the first chartered civil settlement in what is now present-day Texas. The area was then part of the Spanish Empire. From 1821 to 1836, it was part of the Mexican Republic. It is the oldest municipality in Texas, having celebrated its 300th anniversary on May 1, 2018.
Beipiao, known as "Chuanzhou" in ancient times, belongs to Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, located in the northeast of Chaoyang City, in the middle reaches of Daling River. It is adjacent to Fuxin Mongolian Autonomous County in the east, Yi County and Linghai City in Jinzhou City in the south, Chaoyang City and Chaoyang County in the west and southwest, and Aohan Banner and Naiman Banner in Inner Mongolia Autonomous region in the north. It covers an area of 4469 square kilometers (2010) and has a population of 600000 (at the end of 2011). In 2011, Beipiao's annual GDP reached 19.503 billion yuan. Beipiao City has famous scenic spots such as Dragon Bird Lake Scenic spot, Great Black Mountain Scenic spot and Baishi Scenic spot. Beipiao City has successively won the title of "National demonstration County for Scientific and technological Progress", "hometown of Chinese Folk Art" and "Mass Culture and Art Base of Liaoning Province". Beipiao folktales are listed as national intangible cultural heritage