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.
Shaowu (ancient Shaowu Shaowu County) is known as the "Iron City", located in the southern foot of Wuyi Mountain, Futun River, historically known as Nan Wuyi. The city was established in October 1983 and now has jurisdiction over 12 towns, 3 townships and 4 streets, with a total population of 308910 (2016), with a land area of 2852 square kilometers and a built-up area of 16.15 square kilometers. Shaowu has a long history and has been founded for more than 1700 years. Shaowu has been one of the eight prefectures in Fujian. In history, there have been 2 prime ministers, 7 military ministry books and 271 Jinshi. Heping Ancient Town of Shaowu City is also a place where Huang's relatives in the world seek their roots and visit their ancestors. Huang Qiao's descendants are all over the coastal provinces and Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asian countries. Li Gang, the famous prime minister of the Song Dynasty, and Yan Yu, a literary critic, were both from Shaowu and fought a revolutionary war.