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.
Zhanyi District belongs to Qujing City, Yunnan Province. It is located in longitude 103 °29 "104 °14" east and latitude 25 °31 "26 °06 'north. It is located in the east of Yunnan Province and in the middle of Qujing City. Since ancient times, it has been known as "the key to entering Yunnan", "the gateway to Yunnan" and "the first state in Yunnan". With a total area of 2910 square kilometers, it belongs to the low-latitude plateau monsoon climate zone, with an average elevation of 2000 meters, annual rainfall of 1000 mm and an annual average temperature of 14 ℃. It has jurisdiction over 4 streets, 2 towns and 5 townships, with a total population of 431058 (2010), of which 28000 are ethnic minorities. The district government is stationed on Xiping Street. Zhanyi District is an old revolutionary base in Yunnan Province, an important tobacco base and a medicinal flower base in China. In 2011, the gross domestic product of Zhanyi District was 11.7 billion yuan and the financial revenue was 12.