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.
Yuzhong County, under the jurisdiction of Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, is located in the central part of Gansu Province, near Qilihe and Chengguan District to the west, Anding District of Dingxi City to the east, Lintao County to the southwest, Pingchuan District of Baiyin City to the north, and Jingyuan County and Huining County to the northeast; it is high in the south and low in the middle, with a temperate continental climate, with a total area of 3301.64 square kilometers, and has jurisdiction over 8 towns and 15 townships. In 2017, there are 13 ethnic minorities with a registered population of 469083. Yuzhong County passes through the ancient Silk Road in three ways. Xinglong Mountain is a national 4A scenic spot and a national nature reserve. Qingcheng, an ancient town, is listed as a "national historical and cultural town" because of its historical and cultural relics and the ancient buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The traffic in the county is more developed, such as Lanxin second Line, Lanyu Railway, Baolan passenger Special Railway, etc.