"Chicago is located in the center of the North American continent and has a unique geographical advantage. It integrates railway transportation, air transportation and great lakes transportation to create a three-dimensional transportation system. In terms of GDP, it is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States (after new york and Los Angeles) and is also rated as the most balanced economy in the United States.

Zhengzhou is located in the middle of China, with convenient transportation. It has been the place where Chinese culture has risen and fallen since ancient times. Compared with Chicago, there are indeed several similar places.

1. Location Zhengzhou is located in the vast North China Plain and is a national central city, while Chicago is located in the vast Central Plains of the United States and is also an inland central city.

2. In terms of railway core, on the big cross where Longhai and Beijing-Guangzhou Railway meet, it is the railway heart of China, and Chicago is also the railway heart of the United States.

3. Highway Traffic Zhengzhou is the intersection of Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway and Lianhuo Expressway. Chicago is also the center of important highways in the United States.

4. Zhengzhou Price and Chicago Price Zhengzhou has the first futures exchange in China-Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, which mainly trades agricultural products and is a barometer of China grain market. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is the largest agricultural futures exchange in the world.

5. Water transportation Zhengzhou faces the Yellow River in the north, but the water transportation is underdeveloped. Chicago faces Lake Michigan to the north, and water transportation is even impossible.