Chicago to Lijiang City, China, visa, free travel, air ticket, stay, travel strategy, travel notes

Chicago
Lijiang City

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.

Lijiang, a prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province, is located in the northwest of Yunnan Province and at the junction of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet provinces. It is an important passage for international famous tourist cities, the ancient "Southern Silk Road" and the "Ancient Tea-Horse Road". The urban center is located in longitude 100 °25 & # 39, latitude 26 °86 & # 39, with a total area of 20600 square kilometers, connected with Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the north, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in the south, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in the west, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan and Panzhihua City in the east, and 527km away from Kunming. Lijiang City is located at the connection between the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The highest point is the main peak of Yulong Snow Mountain, which is generally more than 2000 meters above sea level. It belongs to the low-latitude warm temperate plateau monsoon climate and is rich in water conservancy resources, animals and plants.

Travel Guides In Lijiang City

Yunnan Kunming + Dali City + Lijiang + Jade Dragon Snow Mountain + Erhai Lake 5 days and 4 nights with a group tour

Dali City, Yunnan + Lijiang + Lugu Lake + Shangri-La Private Tour on 9th and 8th Night

Kunming, Yunnan + Erhai Lake in Dali + Lijiang Ancient Town + Jade Dragon Snow Mountain with a group tour on 6 days and 5 nights

Travel Sights In Lijiang City

Baisha Mural

Gesang Flower Sea

Wen Hai

Travel Notes In Lijiang City

2021 Caiyunzhinan self-driving tour diary 2

The original plan for the spring of 2020 was completely postponed for a whole year by the new coronavirus epidemic. This is our dream trip to the whol

A Solo Journey to the South of Caiyun's Healing System

I don't know when I started to have a Yunnan complex, probably from the famous souvenir - Jiahua flower cake. During the National Day holiday, I plann

In July 2020, Caiyunzhinan parent-child free travel for 8 days and 7 nights (Dali, Yunnan + Beautiful Lijiang + Lugu Lake)

July 2020, South of Colorful Clouds - Dali, Lijiang, Lugu Lake Parent-child Free Tour South of the colorful clouds, the direction of my heart; Peacock

Summer Yunnan Free Travel --- Encounter Lijiang, Legendary Lugu Lake and Classic Stone Forest Eight-Day Tour

The long-awaited trip to Yunnan. Before the trip, I did a long time of research and strategy on Yunnan tourism. There are many places I want to go, an

Travel Asks In Lijiang City

skittish

Mixed pot vegetables

Dongba Grilled Fish