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.
Pingyao County, which belongs to Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, is located in the central part of Shanxi Province, bordering Jiexiu, Qixian, Wenshui, Fenyang, Qinyuan and other counties and cities, between longitude 112 °12mm east longitude 112 °31m, north latitude 37 °125mi 37 °21', north-south average length about 40 km, east-west width about 30 km, total area 1253.53 square km. Pingyao is a major cultural relic county in Shanxi Province, with more than 300 monuments. The traffic venation of the ancient city of Pingyao is composed of four main streets, eight small streets and 72 winding lanes. The Rishengchang ticket of "Huitong World" is known as "the ancestor of China's modern bank", Shuanglin Temple is known as "the treasure house of oriental colored sculpture art", and the ten thousand Buddha hall of Zhenguo Temple is one of the earliest existing wooden structures in China. Major scenic spots in Pingyao also include Pingyao.