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.
Puyang County is located at the junction of the Yellow River and Henan and Shandong provinces in the northeast of Henan Province. It is located at the connecting point of the Central Plains Economic Zone and the Bohai Economic Circle. It is an important part of the Central Plains Economic Zone and Pufantai Comprehensive Experimental area for Poverty Alleviation and Development. The county covers an area of 1382 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 11 towns, 9 townships and 1 office, 993 administrative villages (neighborhood committees), with a population of 1.151 million and a cultivated land area of 1.35 million mu. The Yellow River flows 61 kilometers through the county, with a beach area of 217 square kilometers, involving 7 townships, 186000 people and 187000 mu of arable land. Puyang County, with a long civilization and splendid culture, is the hometown of Emperor Shun and the dragon capital of Huaxia. With rich products and prosperous economy, Puyang County is a "super grain-producing county in the country and one of the top 100 industrial counties in China". Its folkways are honest and honest and the society is harmonious.