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.
Midu County is located in the west of Yunnan Plateau and the southeast of Dali Prefecture, bordering Xiangyun and Nanhua counties in the east, Jingdong and Nanjian counties in the south, Weishan County in the west and Dali City in the north. It is 320 kilometers east from the provincial capital Kunming, 61 kilometers north from Xiaguan, and 144 kilometers south from Manwan Power Station. It is one of the birthplaces of the Red River and the hinterbelt of the economic belt in the middle reaches of the Lancang River. in ancient times, it is known as "Liuzhao throat". It is a well-known hometown of lanterns and folk songs. The famous songs "Midu Folk Song", "embroidered purse" and "Ten Sisters" are known as the oriental serenade folk song "River dripping" from Midu. In 2010, Midu folk songs in Midu County, Yunnan Province, were selected into the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage list, traditional music project category, serial number 6.