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.
Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture is one of the three autonomous prefectures in Sichuan Province and Xichang, the capital. Located in the southwest of Sichuan Province, Dadu River borders Ya'an City and Ganzi Prefecture in the north, Jinsha River faces Yunnan Province in the south, Zhaotong City in Yunnan Province and Yibin City and Leshan City in Sichuan Province in the east, Ganzi Prefecture in the west; the terrain is high in the northwest, low in the southeast, high in the north and low in the south; the climate belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate zone. The city covers an area of 60400 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 1 county-level city, 15 counties and 1 autonomous county, with a registered population of 5.2129 million in 2017. Liangshan has been an important passageway to Yunnan and Southeast Asia since ancient times and the important town of the "Southern Silk Road". It is located in the heart of the "Greater Shangri-La Tourism Ring". There are 27 A-class scenic spots, including 9 4A-class scenic spots. Qionghai-Lushan, Luoji Mountain and Luoji Mountain