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.
Beipiao, known as "Chuanzhou" in ancient times, belongs to Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, located in the northeast of Chaoyang City, in the middle reaches of Daling River. It is adjacent to Fuxin Mongolian Autonomous County in the east, Yi County and Linghai City in Jinzhou City in the south, Chaoyang City and Chaoyang County in the west and southwest, and Aohan Banner and Naiman Banner in Inner Mongolia Autonomous region in the north. It covers an area of 4469 square kilometers (2010) and has a population of 600000 (at the end of 2011). In 2011, Beipiao's annual GDP reached 19.503 billion yuan. Beipiao City has famous scenic spots such as Dragon Bird Lake Scenic spot, Great Black Mountain Scenic spot and Baishi Scenic spot. Beipiao City has successively won the title of "National demonstration County for Scientific and technological Progress", "hometown of Chinese Folk Art" and "Mass Culture and Art Base of Liaoning Province". Beipiao folktales are listed as national intangible cultural heritage