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.
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