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.
Shiqian County, which belongs to Tongren City, Guizhou Province, is located in the northeast of Guizhou Province and southwest of Tongren City, between longitude 107 °44 °55 "- 108 °33 °47" east and latitude 27 °17 °5 "- 27 °42 °50" north, with a total area of 2173 square kilometers. Shiqian County is located in the large slope zone of the transition from Xiangxi hills to Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. Shiqian County has undulating mountains, vertical and horizontal valleys, high in the southeast and low in the northwest, and the karst landform is obvious. Shiqian County is a mid-subtropical humid monsoon climate zone with sufficient sunshine, mild climate, abundant rainfall, warm and humid joint and long frost-free period. In 2018, Shiqian County has jurisdiction over 3 streets, 6 towns and 10 townships. In 2017, Shiqian County had a resident population of 306500, achieving a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 79. 5%.