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.
Zizhou County is located in the hinterland of the hilly and gully region of the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi and the southern edge of Yulin City. In 1944, it was built from Suide, Mizhi, Qingjian, Hengshan and other counties, named in memory of the revolutionary martyr Li Zizhou. The county covers an area of 2042 square kilometers, with a total arable land area of 1.37 million mu and a total population of 303900 (2017), including an agricultural population of 278800. The county has jurisdiction over 11 towns, 1 township, 1 subdistrict office, 279 administrative villages and 11 neighborhood committees. Zizhou County spans warm temperate zone and middle temperate zone, with continental monsoon climate characteristics. The territory of the gully vertical and horizontal, Liang Kui ups and downs, the terrain is high in the west and low in the east. The territory is rich in underground oil and natural gas resources. The Dali River and the Huaining River cross the border from the west and south. Liangchuan Road is known as "Miliangchuan". Demonstration of ecological construction of Buddhist temple