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.
Chengduo County, which belongs to Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province, is located in the central part of Qinghai Province. It borders Qumalai County in the north and west, Shiqu County in Sichuan Province in the southeast, and Tongtian River in the southwest and Yushu County. It is 160km wide from east to west and more than 209km from north to south, with an average elevation of 4500 meters. The total land area is 15300 square kilometers and the total population is 63000 (2013). There are Wenbao, Labu, Kana, Huema, Baimaima, Ani and other ethnic minorities. There are Gazang Temple, Sehang Temple, Labu Temple, Seba Temple and other tourist attractions in Chengduo County. In 2013, the GDP of many counties reached 1.27 billion yuan, an increase of 8.1% over the same period in 2012. On May 15, 2019, the people's Government of Qinghai Province approved the withdrawal of Chengduo counties from the poverty-stricken counties.