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.
Xinxiang County, which belongs to Xinxiang City, Henan Province, is located in the north and middle of Henan Province, the southern foot of Taihang Mountain and the upper reaches of Weihe River. It is connected with Yanjin in the east, Huojia in the west, Yuanyang in the south, and the east, south and west of Xinxiang in the north. Xinxiang County has a history of more than 1400 years since the Sui Dynasty established the county six years ago. In 1958, Chairman Mao Zedong personally visited Xinxiang County, and party and state leaders Hu Jintao, Jiang Zemin, Wu Bangguo, and Wen Jiabao also visited Xinxiang County one after another. Xinxiang County has jurisdiction over 6 towns, 1 township and 1 provincial economic development zone, 178 administrative villages, with a resident population of 350000 (2016) and a county area of 375square kilometers. In 2017, Xinxiang County achieved a GDP of 21 billion yuan. In March 2019, it was listed as the first batch of revolutionary cultural relics for protection and utilization.