Chongqing or Yu, the youngest municipality that established in 1997 directly under the central government in China, is also an extra large city in its administrative division and population in China. As a city in the mountains, it is surrounded by two rivers, and has high-rises and buildings in graceful disorder. Chongqing enjoys a tropical moist climate of the central Asia, with cloudy days, less frost and snow. In spring and autumn, the city is often enveloped by heavy fog, hence the name the 'Capital of Fog'.
As the cradle of the Ba culture, Chongqing is an ancient cultural city with a history of 3,000 years, thus enjoying advantageous tourism resourese. Chongqing with rich tourist resources is gifted with tourist items represented by the famous Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, the Mountain City and the stone carvings of Dazu, and 44 charming scenic zones, including eight scenic zones of Four-A grade of the state, ten state forest parks and five major scenic zones at the stale level.
Location: Located at the junction of the Yangtze River and Jialing River, the city is an
extremely large metropolis on the upper reaches of the Yangtze and an industrial
and commercial importance in West China.
Area: Chongqing has an area of 82,400 square kilometers.
Population: 30.6 million
Time: Time used in Beijing and all over China is called Beijing Standard Time. It is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT + 8), and 13 hours ahead of New York time.
Transportation: With a complete system on land, water, and air, Chongqing has served as the gate
of Southwest China. The Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport gathers a great
number of airlines, and it has opened more than 100 lines linking up 27 cities
and other countries, such as Janpan and Thailand. The Chongqing Railway
Station is the center of passenger transportatin on rails. As to the truck
lines, it includes the Sichuan-Guizhou, Chengdu-Chongqing, ang
Xiangfan-Chongqing, linking up other lines throughout the whole country. The
Chongqing Passenger Transport Wharf is located at Chaotianmen, where the Yangtze
and Jialing Rivers meet, at the eastern end of the Yuzhong District. There are
more than 100 ships of all classes. Is is the best starting point for traveling
along the Yangtze Three Gorges.
History: Chongqing's history can be traced back to 3,000 years ago, endowing with much
historical and cultural significance. Traces of man's presence have been found
from as far back as the end of the Old Stone Age 20,000 to 30,000 years ago.
From the beginning of the Shang Dynasty (16th century B.C.) to the close of the
Warring States Period (221 B.C.), it was the capital of the state of Ba. From
the Qin Dynasty through the Eastern Han Dynasty (221 B.C. - 220 A.D.), it was a
prefecture also known as Ba. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, (581-907 A.D.),
it was known as the sub-prefecture of Yuzhou, hence its standardby name 'Yu'.
Subsequently, during the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127 A.D.), it was renamed
Gongzhou. In 1189, during the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao Dun, later the
Guangzong Emperor, was given the title Prince of Gong. Regarding this as an
exceedingly joyous event, he upgraded its status to that of a prefecture and
renamed it as 'Chongqing'' which means 'double celebration' in Chinese, the name has been carried
until now.
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