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.
Lingbi County, which belongs to Suzhou City, Anhui Province, is also known as Bawang City and Shidu. It is located in the northeast of Anhui Province, Linsi County in the east, Hanqiao District, Suzhou City in the west, Gu Town and Wuhe County in Bengbu City in the south, Tongshan District and Suining in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province in the north. The total area is 2054 square kilometers. Lingbi territory has stone Rubi, hence the name "Lingbi". Lingbi has the ancient battlefield of Yexia, where Chu and Han compete. It is the hometown of Chinese folk culture and art, the hometown of Zhong Kui, the hometown of Chinese ornamental stones, and the main producing area of Chinese strange stones. Lingbi Stone is known as the first of China's four ornamental stones (Lingbi Stone, Taihu Stone, Kunshi and Yingshi). Known as "Yu Ji, Qishi, Zhong Kui painting, Lingbi three unique world first" reputation. As of 2018, Lingbi County has jurisdiction over 13 towns and 6 townships, and has another development zone with a resident population of 1.044 million.