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.
Haizhou District, which belongs to Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, is located in the north of the Yangtze River Delta and northeast of Jiangsu Province; it is located on the shore of the Yellow Sea, where the Silk Road Economic Belt meets the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, the Yangtze River Delta Economic Circle and the Shandong Peninsula urban agglomeration. It is the political, economic and cultural center of Lianyungang City. At the same time, it is also the root of Lianyungang city and the source of culture. It is known as "the famous county of the East China Sea" and "the first city from the east of Huaihai". Haizhou District has a long history, which has been established for more than 2000 years since the pre-Qin period. The Journey to the West and Mirror Huayuan were born here. Jinping Phosphate Mine, one of the four major phosphate mines in China, is located in China. The county was founded in 212 BC and the state was established 1500 years ago. It has the rock paintings of Jiangjun Cliff, the cliff statues of Kongwang Mountain, the round stone statues of the Han Dynasty, and the "five Palace tunes".