San Jose,[A] officially San José (/ˌsæn hoʊˈzeɪ, -ˈseɪ/; Spanish: [saŋ xoˈse]; Spanish for 'Saint Joseph'),[B] is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 population of 1,013,240, it is the most populous city in both the Bay Area and the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland Combined Statistical Area, which contain 7.7 million and 9.7 million people respectively, the third-most populous city in California (after Los Angeles and San Diego and ahead of San Francisco), and the tenth-most populous in the United States. Located in the center of the Santa Clara Valley on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay, San Jose covers an area of 179.97 sq mi (466.1 km2). San Jose is the county seat of Santa Clara County and the main component of the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara Metropolitan Statistical Area, with an estimated population of around two million residents in 2018.
Gaotai County, which belongs to Zhangye City, Gansu Province, is located in the middle of Hexi Corridor and the lower reaches of Heihe River. it has been known as "Hexi key, five counties throat" since ancient times. The terrain is high in the north and south and low in the middle, with the northern foot of the Qilian Mountains in the south, the Heli Mountain in the north, the oasis plain in the middle, and the Heihe River running through the county. The county has a total land area of 4346.61 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 9 towns. By the end of 2017, Gaotai County had a total population of 158000. Gaotai County has a long history, Han Wudi Yuanding six years (111 years ago) set the table as a county, when the "Silk Road" must pass. In the first year of Xiankang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (335 BC), Zhang Jun of Qianliang set up Jiankang County in Camel City. Qing Yongzheng three years (1725), and Gaotai, town Yi Shou Qianhu Gaotai County. There are ancient ruins of Camel City and Xu Sanwan City in the territory.