The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With 8,472 square miles (21,940 km2) and a population of more than 2.2 million people, it is the second-largest metropolitan area centered in Missouri (after Greater St. Louis) and is the largest metropolitan area in Kansas, though Wichita is the largest metropolitan area centered in Kansas. Alongside Kansas City, Missouri, these are the suburbs with populations above 100,000: Overland Park, Kansas; Kansas City, Kansas; Olathe, Kansas; Independence, Missouri; and Lee's Summit, Missouri.
Chaozhou, a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, was established in the sixth year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 331). It has a history of 1674 years. It is a famous historical and cultural city of the country, with a reputation of "Linghai famous state" and "seaside Zoulu". As of 2018, the city has jurisdiction over three districts and one county, with a total area of 3679 square kilometers and a resident population of 2.651 million. Chaozhou is located in the Chaoshan area of eastern Guangdong, the middle and lower reaches of the Han River, Zhaoan County and Pinghe County in Fujian Province in the east, Jieyang City in Guangdong Province in the west, Fengshun County and Dapu County in Meizhou City in the north, and the South China Sea in the south and Shantou City in the south. The name of Chaozhou began in the eleventh year of Emperor Kaihuang (591). It gets its name from the construction of the ancient Chaozhou capital, which means "in the Chaozhou, the tide goes back and forth". With Chaozhou dialect, Chaozhou opera, Chaozhou music, Chaozhou gongfu tea, Chaozhou cuisine.