Wichita (/ˈwɪtʃɪtɔː/ WITCH-ih-taw) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had a population of 647,610 in 2020. It is located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River.
Wichita began as a trading post on the Chisholm Trail in the 1860s and was incorporated as a city in 1870. It became a destination for cattle drives traveling north from Texas to Kansas railroads, earning it the nickname "Cowtown". Wyatt Earp served as a police officer in Wichita for around one year before going to Dodge City.
Baoding, known in ancient times as Shanggu, Baozhou, Zaocheng and Baofu, is located in the middle of Hebei Province and at the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountains. It is one of the central cities in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and a part of China (Hebei) Free Trade Experimental Zone. It is known as "three passes controlled in the north, nine provinces in the south, and an important place in Gifu." it's called Nanpinghan. Today, the name of Baoding means "defend the capital and stabilize the world". Baoding has always been the "capital capital" and the "south gate of the capital". In the Qing Dynasty, Baoding was the capital of Zhili Province and the resident of the governor of Zhili Province. for nearly 300 years from 1669 to 1968, Baoding was the political, economic, cultural and military center of Hebei and the regional political center of China. After the founding of New China, it has also been the provincial capital of Hebei Province twice. Baoding is also the legendary hometown of Emperor Yao, with a history of more than 3000 years. It is the kingdom of Yan and Zhongshan in history.