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Virginia Beach is an independent city located on the southeastern coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The population was 459,470 at the 2020 census. Although mostly suburban in character, it is the most populous city in Virginia, fifth-most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, ninth-most populous city in the Southeast and the 42nd-most populous city in the U.S. Located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Beach is the largest city in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. This area, known as "America's First Region", also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk, as well as other smaller cities, counties, and towns of Hampton Roads.

Virginia Beach is a resort city with miles of beaches and hundreds of hotels, motels, and restaurants along its oceanfront. Every year the city hosts the East Coast Surfing Championships as well as the North American Sand Soccer Championship, a beach soccer tournament. It is also home to several state parks, several long-protected beach areas, military bases, a number of large corporations, Virginia Wesleyan University and Regent University, the international headquarters and site of the television broadcast studios for Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), Edgar Cayce's Association for Research and Enlightenment, and numerous historic sites. Near the point where the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean meet, Cape Henry was the site of the first landing of the English colonists, who eventually settled in Jamestown, on April 26, 1607.

Luqu County, which belongs to Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province, is located in the southwest of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the junction of Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan provinces. The geographical coordinates are 101 °35 "36" to 102 °58 "15" east and 33 °58 "21" to 34 °48 "north latitude. As of October 2018, Luqu County has jurisdiction over 5 towns and 2 townships, with a total area of 5298.6 square kilometers and a resident population of 38000. Luqu County was officially established in June 1955. The main specialties of Luqu County are Tibetan mastiff and fern hemp pig. Zecha Stone Forest in Luqu County is not only one of the three famous tourist attractions in the county, but also a famous tourist attraction in Gannan Autonomous Prefecture and even Gansu Province. In 1998, Zecha Stone Forest was listed as a national nature reserve together with Gahai Lake.
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