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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.

Yongzhou, elegantly known as "Xiaoxiang", a prefecture-level city in Hunan Province, is located in the south of Hunan Province. It has jurisdiction over 2 districts and 9 counties, with a total area of 22441 square kilometers, surrounded by mountains on three sides and complex and diverse landforms. The resident population is 5.4521 million in 2018. Yongzhou is a national forest city and a famous national historical and cultural city. Yongzhou can reach the Yangtze River northward through the Xiangjiang River and the Pearl River system through the Ling Canal in the south. It has been an important traffic fortress since ancient times and is the gateway from Hunan to Guangxi, Hainan, western Guangdong and southwest. Since Quanling was first established in 124 BC, Yongzhou has a history of more than 2100 years. In addition, Yongzhou is also the hometown of historical celebrities such as Huai Su, Huang Gai, Zhou Dunyi, Li Da, Tao Zhu and so on. Liu Zongyuan, one of the eight masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, was demoted to Yongzhou.
Airport In Yongzhou - Yongzhou Lingling Airport
Yongzhou Lingling Airport (Yongzhou Lingling Airport, IATA: LLF, ICAO: ZGLG), referred to as "Yongzhou Airport", is located on Yingbin Road, Lanjiaoshan Street, Lengshuitan District, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, China, 9.5 kilometers north of the urban area of ​​Lengshuitan District, 12.5 kilometers away from the urban area of ​​Lingling District in the south, it is a 4C-level naval military-civilian joint feeder airport and a first-level permanent military airport of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force   .
In October 1993, the Central Military Commission agreed that Lingling Caijiabu Airport should be used for both military and civilian use, and the civilian part was named "Yongzhou Lingling Airport"; on April 30, 2001, the civilian part of Yongzhou Lingling Airport was officially opened to navigation   ; On April 18, 2019, the runway of Yongzhou Lingling Airport was suspended for renovation   ; On January 31, 2021, Yongzhou Lingling Airport will resume flights   .
As of January 2021, the terminal area of ​​Yongzhou Lingling Airport is 4,705.8 square meters, and there are 6 C-class seats on the civil aviation apron; the runway is 2,600 meters long and 50 meters wide; it can guarantee an annual passenger throughput of 1.15 million passengers, aircraft The demand for take-off and landing of 30,000 sorties; the largest usable models are Boeing B737-800, Airbus A320-200, Airbus A321-200   .
In 2021, Yongzhou Lingling Airport will handle a total of 165,801 passengers, ranking 192nd in the country; cargo and mail throughput will be 3.2 tons, ranking 222nd in the country; aircraft take-offs and landings will be 1998, ranking 209th in the country   .
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