Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since 2010. Colorado Springs is the second-most populous city and the most extensive city in the state of Colorado, and the 40th-most populous city in the United States. It is the principal city of the Colorado Springs metropolitan area and the second-most prominent city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. It is located in east-central Colorado, on Fountain Creek, 70 miles (113 km) south of Denver.
Hezheng County, a county under the jurisdiction of Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, is located in the south of Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province. It is located in the confluence of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Loess Plateau. The terrain descends from south to north, with great differences in elevation and climate. The total area is 960 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 9 towns and 4 townships, with a total population of 217300 in 2017. Hezheng County crosses the mountains to the east to reach the Guanghe River and the recreational area; to the south, it connects Zhuoni and the cooperative land through the gorge; to the west, the Kanglin Expressway runs through the east and west, and the Hehe Highway, Linkang and second-class highways run through the north and south; there are national 4A scenic spots such as Songmingyan, Taizi Mountain and Nanyang Mountain, which are provincial scenic spots. Songming Rock Flowers will be included in the UNESCO "Representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of humanity". 2018