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.
Shenmu City, which belongs to Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, is the site of Shiyi site, the eve of Chinese civilization, which is located in the border zone of northern Shaanxi and Qin-Jin-Meng provinces. With a total area of 7635 square kilometers, it is the largest county-level city in Shaanxi Province. Shenmu has a long history and was inhabited by human beings four or five thousand years ago. Shifeng site is the largest prehistoric city site and the center of civilization in northern China and the Yellow River valley more than 4000 years ago. In history, Shenmu has always been a border outpost guarding the Central Plains against foreigners. It is known as "Nanwei Guanzhong, Beiping Hetao, the danger of Jinyang on the left and Lingxia Chong on the right". In 2018, Shenmu had jurisdiction over 6 streets and 14 towns, with a resident population of 485000, with a GDP of 129.803 billion yuan, of which