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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.

Yichang, known as Yiling in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city in Hubei Province. Located in the southwest of Hubei Province and the boundary of the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River, it has a history of more than 2000. The name of "Yichang" began in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the establishment of the city began at the beginning of liberation, and the prefecture-level city was established in 1992. The geographical environment of Yichang is complex and diverse, the topography is more complex, and there is a great difference in height; it is located in the transitional zone between the middle subtropics and the north subtropics, and belongs to the subtropical monsoon humid climate. In 2017, the city has a total area of 21227 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over five districts, three cities and five counties. In 2017, the permanent population is 4.1356 million. Built on the Yangtze River, Yichang is a regional central city in central China, a deputy central city in Hubei Province, an important member of the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, with Hanyi Expressway, Hanyi High Speed Railway, Jiaoliu Railway, 31.
Airport In Yichang - Yichang Three Gorges Airport
Yichang Sanxia Airport (Yichang Sanxia Airport, IATA: YIH, ICAO: ZHYC) is located at the junction of Yiting District, Yiling District and Zhijiang City, Yichang City, Hubei Province, China, 26 kilometers away from the city center and 55 kilometers away from the Three Gorges Dam   , is a 4D-level international tourist feeder airport, an important supporting project of the Three Gorges Project, and an international hub airport in the Three Gorges region   .
Yichang Three Gorges Airport was approved by the State Council and the Central Military Commission on January 18, 1993.   ;The construction officially started in September 1994, and passed the national completion inspection in October 1996. On December 28, 1996, it obtained the airport use permit and officially opened to air.   ; On June 23, 2022, the airport T2 terminal will be opened   .
According to the official website of the airport in February 2022, the terminal area of ​​Yichang Three Gorges Airport is 14,816 square meters, the area of ​​the air cargo terminal is 96 square meters, and the civil aviation station has 21 aircraft seats; the runway is 3,200 meters long and 45 meters wide   .  
In 2018, Yichang Three Gorges Airport handled a total of 2,948,700 passengers, 24,800 aircraft movements, and 16,900 tons of cargo and mail, a year-on-year increase of 31.41%, 27.17%, and 25.42% respectively.  
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