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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.

Heshun County is under the jurisdiction of Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, facing Xingtai to the east, Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province to the west, Taijiu Expressway to the north, and Shangdang Basin to the south. The county is 75 kilometers long from east to west and 35 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of 2250 square kilometers. By 2010, Heshun County has jurisdiction over 5 towns and 5 townships, 294 administrative villages, with an area of 308600 mu of arable land. Heshun has a long history, gave birth to the legend of "Cowherd and Weaver Girl", and is the hometown of Chinese Cowherd and Weaver Girl culture. After being named "the hometown of Chinese Cowherd and Weaver Girl Culture" by Chinese Folk artists Association in 2006, the Legend of Cowherd and Weaver Girl was officially announced as the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage by the State Council in 2008. In 2009, Heshun was named as "Shanxi Province's first batch of national traditional festivals (Qixi Festival) demonstration and protection". two
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