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.
Lingbi County, which belongs to Suzhou City, Anhui Province, is also known as Bawang City and Shidu. It is located in the northeast of Anhui Province, Linsi County in the east, Hanqiao District, Suzhou City in the west, Gu Town and Wuhe County in Bengbu City in the south, Tongshan District and Suining in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province in the north. The total area is 2054 square kilometers. Lingbi territory has stone Rubi, hence the name "Lingbi". Lingbi has the ancient battlefield of Yexia, where Chu and Han compete. It is the hometown of Chinese folk culture and art, the hometown of Zhong Kui, the hometown of Chinese ornamental stones, and the main producing area of Chinese strange stones. Lingbi Stone is known as the first of China's four ornamental stones (Lingbi Stone, Taihu Stone, Kunshi and Yingshi). Known as "Yu Ji, Qishi, Zhong Kui painting, Lingbi three unique world first" reputation. As of 2018, Lingbi County has jurisdiction over 13 towns and 6 townships, and has another development zone with a resident population of 1.044 million.