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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.

Ezhou, a prefecture-level city in Hubei Province, is located in the east of Hubei Province and on the south bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. it is an excellent tourist city of Hubei Province, a famous historical and cultural city of Hubei Province, and an important member of Wuhan city circle and the urban agglomeration of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. one of the water and land transportation hubs in eastern Hubei. As of 2016, the city covers an area of 1594 square kilometers and has a resident population of 1.0769 million. It has jurisdiction over Echeng, Liangzi Lake and Huarong 3 districts. The eastern part of Ezhou belongs to the hilly area, which is generally more than 50 meters above sea level. Ezhou has a long history, the Emperor Yao was the "State of Fan", the Summer was the "Capital of E", and the Yin and Shang dynasties was the "State of E". During the Spring and Autumn and warring States period, the King of Chu and E was the fiefdom, and Sun Quan was called Emperor here during the three Kingdoms. During the Spring and Autumn and warring States period, Xiongqu, the king of Chu, divided his son Xiong Hong to Ezhou as the king of Hubei and built the city of Hubei, which is also the origin of Hubei's abbreviation "E".
Airport In Ezhou City - Ezhou Huahu Airport
Ezhou Huahu Airport (Ezhou Huahu Airport, IATA: EHU, ICAO: ZHEC), is located at the junction of Yanji Town, Shawo Township and Huahu Town, Echeng District, Ezhou City, Hubei Province, China, about 16 kilometers away from the center of Ezhou in the northwest. About 15 kilometers south of the center of Huangshi, it is a 4E-level international airport, an international port of aviation logistics, and the first professional cargo hub airport in Asia     .
On December 20, 2017, the Ezhou Civil Airport project officially started; on August 24, 2020, Ezhou Civil Airport was built as the first professional cargo airport in Asia and became a national strategy; on January 7, 2021, Ezhou Civil Airport was named "Ezhou Huahu Airport"   ; On March 19, 2022, the test flight of Ezhou Huahu Airport was successful   ; On July 17, 2022, Ezhou Huahu Airport will officially open to traffic   .
As of June 2022, the terminal building of Ezhou Huahu Airport will cover an area of ​​15,000 square meters, with 4 boarding bridges [twenty four]  The area of ​​the air cargo terminal is 23,000 square meters, and the area of ​​the sorting center is 678,000 square meters; the civil aviation station has 124 seats; the two long-distance runways are 3,600 meters long and 45 meters wide; it can meet the annual passenger throughput of 150 10,000 passengers and 3.3 million tons of cargo and mail throughput   .
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