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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.

Zhongning County belongs to Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous region. It is located in the middle of Ningxia and the southern end of Ningxia Plain, between 105 degrees 26 minutes east longitude-106 degrees 7 minutes and 37 degrees 9 minutes-37 degrees 50 minutes north latitude. Located on both sides of the Yellow River, it is the transitional zone between the Inner Mongolia Plateau and the Loess Plateau, belonging to the continental monsoon climate zone of the north temperate zone. Litong District and Qingtongxia City in the east, Zhongwei City in the west, Tongxin County in the south, and Alashan left Banner in Inner Mongolia in the north. The county is about 50 kilometers wide from east to west and 60 kilometers from north to south, with a total area of 4226.5 square kilometers and a total population of 336100 (2013). The government is stationed in Ning'an Town. Zhongning County is located in the confluence of two tourist routes from Yinchuan to Liupanshan and from Yinchuan to Shapotou. It is a "dry wharf" running through the northwest and the collection and distribution of the flow of people, logistics and information.
Travel Notes In Zhongning County
The Second Rural Tourism and Wolfberry Food Culture Festival in Zhongning County, Ningxia Grand Opening
Purple flowers and jade leaves cover red treasures, and the Ciyuan sings a good harvest in June. On June 18, the second rural tourism and goji berry f