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.
Xiapu County (ancient Xiapu County, Funing Prefecture) is located in the northeast of Fujian Province. it is the oldest county in eastern Fujian, and it was once the political, economic and cultural center of eastern Fujian. Because it is located along the coast, it is a semi-island area, with a land area of 1489.6 square kilometers and a sea area of 29592.6 square kilometers. The coastline is 404km long, accounting for 1/8 of the province, ranking first in the province. There are 185 large and small islands. The long coastline and numerous islands and harbours have become the geographical features of Xiapu. It is a port city on the northeast wing of the economic zone on the west coast of the Taiwan Strait in southeastern China. It is a coastal economic open county approved by the State Council of the people's Republic of China, the earliest trade port opened to Taiwan in Fujian, "the hometown of Chinese kelp" and "the hometown of Chinese Laver". It is known as "Fujian and Zhejiang want to rush" and "land of fish and rice".