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.
Linying, which belongs to Luohe City, Henan Province, is located in the middle of Henan Province, with a total area of 821 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 10 towns, 5 townships and 367 administrative villages with a population of 760000 (at the end of 2014). Linying County is connected with Xuchang City in the east, Xihua County in Zhoukou City in the east, Xiangcheng County in Xuchang City in the west, Luohe City in the south, Jian'an District in Xuchang City in the north, and 100 kilometers away from the provincial capital Zhengzhou. In 2013, Linying County achieved a GDP of 25.5 billion yuan, an increase of 11% over the same period in 2012. Linying County has received Zen Taiwan, small Shangqiao, Yang Zaixing Tomb, Chen Xingju Memorial Hall and other scenic spots.