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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.

Renshou County, which belongs to Meishan City, Sichuan Province, is located 34.32 km southeast of Dongpo District, Meishan City, 50 km north of Chengdu, 80 km south of Leshan and 70 km east of Ziyang. It has jurisdiction over 32 towns and 28 townships, covering an area of 2606.36 square kilometers (of which, 9 villages and towns are managed by Meishan District, Tianfu New District). In 2018, the registered population is 1.54 million and the resident population is 1.201 million. Renshou is the first batch of pilot counties in Sichuan Province to expand power, advanced county economic development, top 10 hilly economic counties, demonstration counties with strong industrial strength, pilot counties for comprehensive reform in small and medium-sized cities, and radiation counties in Tianfu New District, Sichuan. Renshou is 70 kilometers away from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport and 30 kilometers away from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport. The 180-meter-wide central axis of a world-class city-- Tianfu Avenue.
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