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Chicago (/ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/ (listen) shih-KAH-goh, locally also /ʃɪˈkɔːɡoʊ/ shih-KAW-goh) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the third-most populous in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles. With a population of 2,746,388 in the 2020 census, it is also the most populous city in the Midwest. As the seat of Cook County (the second-most populous U.S. county), the city is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, one of the largest in the world.

On the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century; by 1860, Chicago was the youngest U.S. city to exceed a population of 100,000. The Great Chicago Fire in 1871 destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but Chicago's population continued to grow to 503,000 by 1880 and then doubled to more than a million within the decade. The construction boom accelerated population growth throughout the following decades, and by 1900, less than 30 years after the fire, Chicago was the fifth-largest city in the world. Chicago made noted contributions to urban planning and zoning standards, including new construction styles (such as, Chicago School architecture, the development of the City Beautiful Movement, and the steel-framed skyscraper).

Chicago is an international hub for finance, culture, commerce, industry, education, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. It is the site of the creation of the first standardized futures contracts, issued by the Chicago Board of Trade, which today is part of the largest and most diverse derivatives market in the world, generating 20% of all volume in commodities and financial futures alone. O'Hare International Airport is routinely ranked among the world's top six busiest airports according to tracked data by the Airports Council International. The region also has the largest number of federal highways and is the nation's railroad hub. The Chicago area has one of the highest gross domestic products (GDP) in the world, generating $689 billion in 2018. The economy of Chicago is diverse, with no single industry employing more than 14% of the workforce. It is home to several Fortune 500 companies, including Archer Daniels Midland, Conagra Brands, Exelon, JLL, Kraft Heinz, McDonald's, Mondelez International, Motorola Solutions, Sears, and United Airlines Holdings.

Changshun County belongs to Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou Province of the people's Republic of China. The county government is stationed in Changzhai Town, which is located in the south-central part of Guizhou Province and the west of Qiannan Prefecture. Changshun County has a total area of 1543 square kilometers. The county seat is 84 kilometers away from the provincial capital Guiyang, 178 kilometers from Duyun, the state capital, and 85 kilometers from Anshun City. Jurisdiction over 5 towns, 1 township, 1 street. The total population is 256600 (2015), with ethnic minorities accounting for 56% of the population, mainly Buyi and Miao. The mountains of Changshun County belong to the Miaoling mountain system, the north of the Miaoling watershed Henggen County, the topography is high in the north and low in the south, the geomorphology type is the hilly area in the north, the hilly area in the west, the middle and low karst mountains in the south, and the peak and cluster valley in the east. The rivers belong to the Yangtze River and the Pearl River. Industry has coal mining, chemical fertilizer, building materials, feed processing. Agriculture
Travel Guides In Changshun Country
Travel Notes In Changshun Country
People in Changshun rely on good mountains and rivers to "sell scenery" and eat "tourism meals"!
Beside the highway in the Shenquan Valley Scenic Area in Changshun County, the brand-new immigrant communities are particularly eye-catching. This is