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.
Dongshan District, a former municipal district of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, people's Republic of China, was revoked and incorporated into Yuexiu District in May 2005 with the approval of the State Council of the people's Republic of China. It is one of the famous old urban areas (the fourth old district) of Guangzhou. There used to be the saying that "rich and powerful live in Dongshan". Dongshan District was officially delisted at 12:00 on September 28, 2005. a large number of people came to take a group photo in front of the Dongshan resident at No. 8 Yuqian Road. Many citizens said that the culture and feelings of Lao Dongshan had become the city mark of Guangzhou and felt sorry and reluctant to give up the merger of Dongshan District.