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.
Gucheng County, which belongs to Hengshui City, Hebei Province, is located in the southeast of Hebei Province, at the junction of Hebei and Shandong provinces and three cities. By 2018, with a total area of 941 square kilometers, there are 538 administrative villages in 11 towns and 2 townships, with a total population of 530000, including 410000 agricultural population and 910000 mu of arable land. Gucheng County is a sub-humid continental monsoon climate in the north temperate zone, with four distinct seasons and simultaneous rain and heat. The annual average temperature is 13.2℃. The annual sunshine time is 2608.5 hours and the annual sunshine rate is 59%. The average annual precipitation is 532 mm. The frost-free period for the whole year is about 190 days. In 2018, the GDP of Gucheng County reached 12.5 billion yuan, the total financial revenue was 1.14 billion yuan, the general public budget revenue was 666 million yuan, the investment in fixed assets was 8 billion yuan, and the total industrial output value was completed.