Chicago to Zhaotong, China, visa, free travel, air ticket, stay, travel strategy, travel notes

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Zhaotong

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.

Zhaotong, a municipal administrative district under the jurisdiction of Yunnan Province, is located in the northeast of Yunnan Province, at the junction of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces, along the lower reaches of the Jinsha River, and in the excessive uplift zone from Sichuan Basin to Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The topography of Zhaotong is high in the south and low in the north, with the lowest elevation of 267m (Shuifu County) and the highest elevation of 4040 m (Qiaojia County), with a total area of 23021 square kilometers. Zhaotong has jurisdiction over 10 counties and 143 townships (offices) in District 1 (Zhaoyang District). At the end of 2010, the total population was 5.213 million, including 542000 from 23 ethnic minorities, including Miao, Yi and Hui. In history, Zhaotong is an important gateway from Yunnan Province to Sichuan and Guizhou provinces, and an important channel for Central Plains culture to enter Yunnan. One of the three major birthplaces of Yunnan culture (Zhaotong Kunming, Dali), known as Xiao Kunming, is a Chinese work.

Travel Guides In Zhaotong

Kunming, Yunnan 3 days 2 nights private tour

Travel Sights In Zhaotong

Black Dragon Pool Park

Jiangjiashan Station

Water Rich Theater

Travel Notes In Zhaotong

The first trip to the plateau——Dashanbao in Zhaotong, Yunnan

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