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.
Linzhou, located at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain in the northernmost part of Henan Province, is located at the junction of Henan, Shanxi and Hebei provinces. Linzhou has a total area of 2046 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 4 streets, 16 towns and 1 state-level economic and technological development zone. In the second year of Emperor Gao of the Western Han Dynasty (205 BC), he bought a county. In 1994, he withdrew the county and set up a city, which was administered by Anyang City. As of 2017, the registered population was 1.16 million, with a population density of 550.49 per square kilometer. Linzhou is the hometown of artificial Tianhe-Red Flag Canal and the birthplace of Red Flag Canal spirit. Red Flag Canal Taihang Grand Canyon tourist area is a national 5A scenic spot. Linzhou City has beautiful scenery and many places of interest. Lin Weishan in the territory has beautiful peaks, steep cliffs, lush trees, waterfalls and flowing springs, and strange scenery, which is known by the world as the most scenic spot in Beixiong.