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.
Qingyuan District was established by Qingyuan County in 2015. Located in the middle of Hebei Province, the triangular hinterland of Beijing, Tianjin and Shijiazhuang, belonging to Baoding City, Hebei Province. It faces Xushui District in the north, Wangdu County and Boye County in the south, Mancheng District in the west and Anxin County, Gaoyang County and Li County in the east. Qingyuan District Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway, Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, National Highway 107 and Baoheng Highway, Baoxin Highway, Baocang Highway and other provincial highways run through the whole territory. Since ancient times, it has been known as "three passes in the north and nine provinces in Nantong". In 2013, it had jurisdiction over 18 townships with a total area of 867 square kilometers and a population of 650500.