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.
Jianzha County is located in the southeast of Qinghai Province and in the north of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Most of Jianzha County is bounded by the Yellow River and Hualong County in the northeast, Xunhua County in the southeast, Guide County in the west and Tongren County in the south. The county is about 87 kilometers from north to south and 48 kilometers from east to west, with a total area of 1714 square kilometers. As of 2011, the total population was 54300, of which 40, 000 were ethnic minorities, with Tibetans accounting for about 62% of the total population. The county has jurisdiction over 3 towns and 6 townships. Jianzha County has profound religious and cultural accumulation, which is the birthplace of Tibetan Buddhism. Kambra National Geopark is famous for its "Danxia" scenery composed of red gravel. There are three major monasteries in the park: Nanzong Temple, Nigu Temple and Nanzongza Temple. It is the only religious place in Qinghai Province where monks, secrets and nuns coexist.