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.
Zhangye, named after "Zhang Guojie, through the Western regions", is a prefecture-level city in Gansu Province. It is located in the middle of Hexi Corridor in the northwest of Gansu Province. In ancient times, it was called "Ganzhou", that is, the origin of the word "Gan" in Gansu Province. it is known as "the land of mulberry and hemp" and the laudatory name of the land of fish and rice. Rich in wheat, corn, rice, beans, oil, melons and fruits, vegetables, industry has coal, machinery, textile, brewing and other 10 departments. Native products are spring onions, apple pears, Wujiang rice, red dates, Nostoc flagelliforme, silk road spring wine and so on. Zhangye City covers an area of 40874 square kilometers and has a population of 1.31 million. It has jurisdiction over six counties and districts: Ganzhou District, Linze County, Gaotai County, Shandan County, Minle County and Sunan Yugur Autonomous County. By the end of 2017, the resident population was 1.2293 million. There are 38 ethnic groups, including Han, Hui, Tibetan and Yugu.