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.
Lushan County is located in the central and western part of Henan Province, at the eastern foot of Funiu Mountain, longitude 112 degrees 14-113 degrees 14 east, latitude 33 degrees 34-34 degrees 00 north, Luoyang City in the north, Nanyang City in the south, and Pingdingshan City in the east. It is located in the transitional zone from north subtropical zone to warm temperate zone, with an average annual temperature of 14.8 ℃ and an average annual precipitation of 1000 mm. The county covers an area of 2432.32 square kilometers, with 25 townships (towns and offices) and 559 administrative villages with a total population of 927000. Zheng Yao Expressway, Taiao Expressway, National Highway 311, National Highway 207 and Provincial Highway S242, S231 run across the county. The Yaoshan-Central Plains Giant Buddha Scenic spot is a national 5A tourist scenic spot and a national key scenic spot, while the Shammei Valley Scenic spot is a national 4A tourist scenic spot with ancient buildings such as Confucian Temple and Ming Dynasty.