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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.

Xingyi, the third largest city in Guizhou Province, is the prefecture-level administrative capital of Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in southwestern Guizhou. Located in the southwest of Guizhou Province, it is located in the center of the junction of Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangxi provinces. The area covers an area of 2915 square kilometers with a total population of 900000 (2018). Nanpanjiang River, which runs through the city, is the commercial distribution center and thoroughfare fortress in the areas adjacent to the three provinces. It is the political, economic, cultural and information center of Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in southwestern Guizhou. Xingyi City has beautiful mountains and rivers, pleasant climate and profound cultural heritage. The famous Bishan Academy was established during the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. Xingyi outstanding people, the emergence of Zhang Zhidong, Wang Boqun, Wang Wenhua, he Yingqin, Liu Xianshi and other figures. Xingyi has successively won the excellent tourist city in China,
Travel Notes In XingYi City
2016 Guizhou-Guizhou Tour 10——Wanfenglin
When I came to Wanfenglin last spring, there were rapeseed flowers in the field. This time I came a little late and just missed the golden rice fields
2020 self-driving tour: Beijing - Hunan, Hubei and Guizhou (continued - the 4th stop - Wanfeng Forest, Maling River Canyon, Qingyan Ancient Town)
On November 17, 2020, I got up in the morning and had breakfast, went to the hotel's own waterfall viewing point, then left Huangguoshu Hotel, and dro
Charming Qianxinan
A short and powerful trip, the seven-day trip, for Guizhou, which has many good attractions, ended before it even started. It is great to go to Guizho
Walking the Hundred Thousand Mountains in Hunan and Guizhou
Every summer vacation, I have to travel by car. This year, my destinations are Hunan and Guizhou. Departed from Ningbo at 6 am on July 27, 2018, drove
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