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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.

Muli Tibetan Autonomous County, which belongs to Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province, is located on the southwest edge of Sichuan Province, crossing the Yalong River in the east, Gongga Mountain in the west, Jinsha River in the south and Ganzi Prefecture in the north, covering an area of 13000 square kilometers. The average elevation of the county is 3100 meters, with a relative height difference of 4488 meters. Muli County is an autonomous county dominated by Tibetans, including 21 ethnic groups including Yi, Han, Mongolian and Naxi. It is one of the only two Tibetan autonomous counties in the country, with a total population of 130000 in 2013. Muli has an important water conservation forest in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, which is one of the few primitive forest areas left in China. Muli has a high tourism taste because of its unique natural landscape and cultural customs, and has great potential to develop eco-tourism and leisure tourism. Muli has been known as the "Golden Kingdom" since ancient times.
Travel Sights In Tibetan Autonomous County of Muli
Travel Notes In Tibetan Autonomous County of Muli
Walk into the mysterious Muli Wangguo-Kangwu Temple
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Secret Realm__Muli
In early autumn, on the way to Lugu Lake, we took a detour to Tibetan Muli Autonomous County in Liangshan Prefecture. The scenery along the way is int
Hiking Rock - My Longest Confession
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