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.
Dangshan, which belongs to Suzhou City, Anhui Province, is called Xiayi in ancient times. It is located at the northernmost end of Anhui Province, at the junction of Anhui, Jiangsu, Shandong and Henan provinces and seven counties, and is connected to Xiao County of this province in the southeast. It is adjacent to Yongcheng City, Xiayi County and Yucheng County of Henan Province from south to west; it is connected with Shan County of Shandong Province in the northwest and Feng County of Jiangsu Province in the northeast. The total area is 1193 square kilometers. Dangshan has a long history and rich resources. It has been built for more than 2200 years since Xiayi County was built in Qin Dynasty. Dangshan is known as the "pear capital of the world" and is known as "the hometown of crisp pears in China". In April 2010, it was recognized by Guinness Book of Records as the largest continuous orchard production area in the world. It is "the hometown of Chinese martial arts" and "the hometown of Chinese suona". It is the hometown of Zhu Wen, the founding emperor of the later Liang Dynasty. By 2018, there were 13 towns under the jurisdiction of Dangshan County.