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.
Zhongshan County, under the jurisdiction of Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, is located in the northeast of Guangxi, surrounded by arched mountains, with high terrain, rich in light and heat, and abundant rainfall; it has a total area of 1472 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 10 towns and 2 Yao townships; the total population in 2017 is 448500. Zhongshan County is located at the junction of Southwest China and South China Economic Zone. National Highway 323, Guiwu Expressway, Guiyang-Guangzhou Railway and Yonghe Expressway run through the county. It is the most convenient sea passage for southwestern China to enter Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao eastward. Local specialties are Yingjia kohlrabi, Zhongshan tribute mandarin, safflower yuba, high-quality rice and so on. The main tourist attractions (spots) are Hetang Shili Gallery, Huashan Scenic spot, Zhongshan Yuanfeng, Shilong Shiqiao, Longdao ancient folk houses and so on. In October 2017, it was selected into the first batch of national experimental and demonstration areas for sustainable agricultural development; 1