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.
Yushe County is under the jurisdiction of Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, located in the middle of the south of Jinzhong, Shanxi Province, the western foot of Taihang Mountain, Zhuozhang Beiyuan both sides. It is adjacent to Zuoquan and Heshun in the east, Taigu and Yuci in the north, Qixian in the west and Wuxiang in the south. The lowest elevation is 987 meters, which belongs to the loess hilly and gully region. The average annual rainfall is 400-600 mm and the frost-free period is 90-150 days. It belongs to temperate continental climate. By 2008, Yushe County covers an area of 1699 square kilometers. In 2014, Yushe County had jurisdiction over 4 towns and 5 townships: Jicheng Town, Yunzhu Town, Haobei Town, Shecheng Town, Heyu Township, Xiaotang Township, Beizhai Township, Xima Township, Lanyu Township, and Urban Management Committee. The county people's government is stationed in Jicheng town. In March 2019, it was listed as the first batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization district and county list.