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.
Shibing County is located in the central and eastern part of Guizhou Province, the northwest of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, and the combination of Qiandongnan, Tongren and Zunyi prefectures (cities). There are Bashi Mountain and Bingshui in the territory. Shibing County, Donglin Town, Tongren Shiqian County, Taijiang County in the south, Jianhe County in the southeast, Yuqing County in Zunyi Prefecture in the west, with a total area of 1543.8 square kilometers, have jurisdiction over 5 towns and 3 townships with a population of 156000 (2008). There are 13 ethnic groups in the county, including Miao, Dong, Buyi and Han. It is 62 kilometers from north to south and 60 kilometers from east to west. The Hunan-Guizhou Railway runs across the county. There is a Shibing Station in Yangliutang Town, 17 kilometers away from the county seat, and a 320000-ton railway freight yard. The Hunan-Guizhou Highway runs through the county town and runs through the whole territory, which is far from the state capital Kaili City.