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.
Qingshen County, which belongs to Meishan City, Sichuan Province, is located in the southwest of Chengdu Plain, bordering Dongpo District in the north, Leshan in the south and Emei in the west. Now it has jurisdiction over Qingcheng Town, Nancheng Town, Heilongjiang Town, Xilong Town and other seven towns and three townships. Qingshen County has a total area of 386square kilometers and a resident population of 197029. The county government office is located in Qingcheng town. In 2017, Qingshen County achieved a GDP of 7.46 billion yuan. Qingshen is the hometown of Silkworm Cong, the first king of Shu, and is known as "Southern Silk Road", "Little Emei of Minjiang Ancient Waterway", "Su Shi's second hometown", "hometown of Ponkan in China" and "hometown of Chinese Bamboo Weaving Art".