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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.

Zhengding County is located in the southwest of Hebei Province and the Jizhong Plain in the middle of the North China Plain. In ancient times, it was called Changshan and Zhengding. It was once called "Sanxiong Town in the North" with Beijing and Baoding. It is a famous historical and cultural city of the country and the hometown of Chinese folk art. It is also the hometown of Zhao Tuo, the centenarian emperor and General Zhao Yun, the ever-winning general. By 2010, there were 9 national level cultural relics protection units and 6 provincial level cultural relics protection units. Zhengding County is located between longitude 114 °23km east and latitude 37 °58km north, 258km north of the capital Beijing, 350km away from Tianjin Xingang Port, 300km east of Huanghua Port, 160km west of Taiyuan, and south of Shijiazhuang City, the provincial capital. There are Zhengding International Airport, high-speed rail, bullet train, Beijing-Zhuhai, Beijing-Kunming and Shihuang expressways.
Airport In Zhengding County  - Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport
Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (IATA: SJW, ICAO: ZBSJ), located in the northeast of Zhengding County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China, is 32 kilometers away from the urban area. Important air gateway, alternate airport of Beijing Capital Airport, regional aviation hub   , An important international air cargo transit base in northern China.  
Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport officially opened on February 18, 1995. In March 1996, Shijiazhuang Air Port was officially opened to the outside world. In July 2008, Shijiazhuang Zhengding Airport was renamed "Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport". The total length of the airport runway is 3,400 meters. There are two terminal buildings, No. 1 and No. 2, with a total area of ​​209,000 square meters.  
In 2020, Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport will handle 8.203 million passengers, a year-on-year decrease of 31.2%; cargo and mail throughput will be 86,390.4 tons, a year-on-year increase of 62.3%; aircraft movements will be 76,800, a year-on-year decrease of 1.4%.  
Travel Sights In Zhengding County 
Travel Notes In Zhengding County 
Travel notes in Shijiazhuang, Hebei (July 2019)
In July 2019, I drove to Zhengding and Baodu Villages in Shijiazhuang for 2 days. 1. Shijiazhuang, Zhengding County: Zhengding is a famous national hi
Zhengding: The land of Longxing brushes the national security
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What is there to see in Shijiazhuang? National Day self-driving tour in Hebei
I wanted to visit Shijiazhuang for a long time, but I didn't know what to do in Shijiazhuang. This National Day, choose among Shijiazhuang, Tianjin an
Hebei Zhengding Ancient City II Town God's Temple, Confucian Temple, Zhaoyun Temple
In Zhengding, I visited the Chenghuang Temple, which is located on the Southwest Street in the city. According to records, Zhengding Town God's Temple