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.
Jiashi County gets its name from Jiashi River. "Jiashi" is like the different translation of the same word in Kashi, that is, the meaning of "jade" in Turkic language. It is called "Paizi Awati" in Uyghur language, which means heaven-sent prosperity. "Western region Tu Zhi" as a card rent Abat, "Western region Tongwen Zhi" interpretation: "card rent, God-given; Abat, happy words." Also known as Baren (the pronunciation of the Uyghur word "Bohere", meaning between the two rivers). Jiashi County belongs to Kashi area of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, which is called "Paizi Awati" in Uygur language, which means beautiful and rich place. It is located in the middle and lower reaches of Kashgar impact plain, at the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain and on the western edge of Tarim Basin. The geographical coordinates are 39 °16 "N" 40 °00 "N, 76 °20" E and 78 °00'E, bordering Bachu in the east and Shule in the west.