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.
Shuozhou, located in the north of Shanxi Province, China, is located in the upper reaches of the Sanggan River, adjacent to the Inner Mongolia Autonomous region in the northwest and Yanmenguan pass in the south. The geomorphological outline is generally surrounded by mountains on the north, west and south, with high mountains and relatively low alluvial plains in the middle. It belongs to temperate continental monsoon climate. Under the jurisdiction of two districts, one city and three counties (Shuocheng District, Pinglu District, Huairen City, Shanyin County, Ying County, Youyu County), a total of 73 townships (including street offices), 1591 administrative villages, with a total area of 10600 square kilometers, with a resident population of 1.776 million in 2017. With an average elevation of 1000 meters above sea level, Shuozhou is a national summer resort and a "back garden" for summer leisure in Beijing and Tianjin, with an average elevation of 1000 meters. The city has 80 scenic spots of all sizes, including 4 4A-level scenic spots and national level.