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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.

Foshan, a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, one of the cities in the Pearl River Delta and an important node city of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, it is an important part of China's important manufacturing base, national historical and cultural city, "Guangfo Metropolitan area", "Guangfo Zhao Economic Circle" and "Pearl River-Xijiang Economic Belt". The national advanced manufacturing base and Guangdong's important manufacturing center are in a leading position in the economic development of Guangdong Province. Foshan is located in the middle of Guangdong Province, in the hinterland of the Pearl River Delta, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao, Guangzhou to the east and Zhongshan to the south. Foshan is a national historical and cultural city, its urban history is the four gatherings in China.
Airport In Foshan - Foshan Shadi Airport
Foshan Shadi Airport (Foshan Shadi Airport, IATA: FUO, ICAO: ZGFS), referred to as "Foshan Airport", is located at the intersection of Chanxi Avenue and Airport Road, Shishan Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China, 7.5 kilometers away from the center of Foshan in the southeast. Kilometers, 21.5 kilometers away from the center of Guangzhou in the northeast, it is a 4C-level military-civilian airport and a China United Airlines airport   .
In 1954, Foshan Shadi Airport was completed and opened to navigation, and it was a military airport; in 1988, Foshan Shadi Airport opened civil aviation services; on November 1, 2002, Foshan Shadi Airport's civil aviation services were suspended; on November 18, 2009, Foshan Shadi Dyke airport resumes civil aviation operations     .
As of April 2020, the terminal building of Foshan Shadi Airport covers an area of ​​more than 4,000 square meters, and there are 10 civil aviation seats on the apron, all of which are class C seats; the runway is 2,800 meters long and 45 meters wide; it can meet the annual passenger throughput 1 million user needs   .
In 2021, Foshan Shadi Airport will handle a total of 604,645 passengers, a year-on-year increase of 25.0%, ranking 119th in the country; cargo and mail throughput will be 2.6 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 53.6%, ranking 225th in the country; aircraft take-offs and landings will be 6,154 , a year-on-year increase of 37.6%, ranking 149th in the country   .
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