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.
Qinghe County, which belongs to the Altay region of Xinjiang, is located in the northeast of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, Fuyun County to the west, Qitai County to the south, Mongolia to the east and north, and the boundary line is 280 km long. The longest is 258km from north to south and 110km from east to west, with a total area of 15579.5 square kilometers (2013). There are 16 ethnic groups in Qinghe County, including Kazak, Han, Mongolian, Hui, Uygur and so on. Among them, Kazak accounted for 76.46%, Han nationality accounted for 18.55%, and other ethnic minorities accounted for 4.99%. Qinghe, Mongolian "Qinggli", means "beautiful and clear river". Qinghe County has a continental north temperate arid climate, with high mountains and cold mountains, no obvious changes in the four seasons, dry air, long and cold winters, strong winds and cool summers. Qinghe County 2