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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.

Huaiyuan County belongs to Bengbu City, Anhui Province. It is located in the north of Anhui Province, the middle reaches of the Huaihe River, the southern end of the Huaibei Plain, Guzhen, Bengbu and Fengyang to the east, Huainan to the south, Fengtai and Mengcheng to the west, and Hanxi and Suzhou to the north. It is between 116o 45km east longitude 11709' and 32o 43km north latitude 33 °19', with a total area of 2391.02 square kilometers. Huaiyuan County was founded from the Yuan Dynasty to the 28th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1291), known as the "Pearl on the Huaihe River" reputation, popular folk flower drum lanterns, places of interest are Bailuquan, Bian Hedong, Wanghe Tower and so on. In August 2018, the Anhui provincial government approved Huaiyuan County to withdraw from the poverty-stricken county. In 2018, Huaiyuan County has jurisdiction over 15 towns and 3 townships, with 1 farm and 2 development zones, achieving a GDP of 319. 5%.
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