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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.

Huayin, which belongs to Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, is famous for its Xiyue Huashan, located in the east of Guanzhong Plain, the combination zone of Qin, Jin and Henan provinces, Tongguan in the east, Huazhou District in the west, Qinling Mountains in the south and Weishui River in the north, between latitude 34 °19 °22 "- 34 °40 °00" and longitude 109 °54 "- 110 °12 °13" east, with a total area of 817 square kilometers. Huayin set up cities in the Spring and Autumn period and bought counties in the warring States period. It has a history of more than 2300 years. Since ancient times, it has been known as "the main roads of the three Qin dynasties and the thoroughfares of eight provinces". It is a necessary place for the Central Plains to go to the northwest. Approved by the State Council in December 1990, it is one of the four county-level cities in Shaanxi. In 1993, it was named as a famous historical and cultural city by the Shaanxi provincial government. Huayin City is the birthplace of Yang's family in the world.
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