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.
Hailing District is under the jurisdiction of Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province. The northern part of the hailing area belongs to the Lixia River plain area and the southern part belongs to the Yangtze River Delta plain area; it belongs to the northern subtropical humid monsoon climate zone with four distinct seasons, long frost-free period, abundant heat and abundant precipitation; the administrative area of Hailing District covers an area of 374.7 square kilometers and has a population of 586800 people. It has jurisdiction over 10 streets and 4 towns. Hailing District is located in the middle of Jiangsu Province and the north bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, facing Yangzhou to the west and Nantong to the east, facing Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou across the river. Hailing was once called "Siling" with Guangling Yangzhou, Lanling Changzhou and Jinling Nanjing. Hailing east and west undertake the two major economic circles of Shanghai and Nanjing respectively. The Beijing-Shanghai Expressway, National Highway 328, Ningqi Railway and five waterways connecting the Yangtze River to the sea in central Jiangsu meet here. In November 2018, he was selected as one of the top 100 industries in 2018.