Chongqing 重庆

The Jungle City

The Jungle City By foxxyz. Sourced via Flickr under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.

Chongqing (重庆) is the biggest city in China. It's located deep in the centre of the country, though is traditionally classed as being in the west. To the north, Chongqing borders the province of Shaanxi. To the east lie Hubei and Hunan provinces. Guizhou is to the south and the province of Sichuan lies to the west. Chongqing straddles the confluence of two major rivers, the Jialing and the Yangtze. Though completely landlocked and surrounded by mountains, the rivers have made Chongqing a key centre for trade within China. The city was part of Sichuan province until it became a municipality on March 14th, 1997. Thus Chongqing became one of only four cities in China to have the status of municipality. This city has seen rapid growth over the last decade. The building of the Three Gorges Dam, several hundred killometres downstream from Chongqing, saw a large number of people relocated into the city. The population of the city is estimated to be 31,442,300 (2007) potentially making Chongquing the largest city in the world.

During World War II, the Chinese nationalist capital at Nanjing was overrun by the Japanese. The entire Chinese government and much of the country's industry and skilled workers were relocated from the east to the west—to Chongqing. The city was the capital of China for the duration of the war. Throughout the second half of the 20th Century, Chongqing remained a major centre for industrial production. However, this heavy industry, coupled with the cities prevalence for humid foggy weather, has given the city a reputation for poor air quality and pollution. On the worst days, visibility can be a low as 10 metres.

For the tourist, Chongqing is—depending on your direction—either the beginning or end of a cruse through the famous Three Gorges of the Yangtze river. Cruse boats running this route come in several flavours. At the upper end are large luxury cruse ships that tailor mainly to foreign tourists. There are also cheaper cruse ships, popular with the local Chinese. Fast hydrofoils also ply the route in just hours that the cruse ships take days over. Other sights to look out for include the Red Cliff and the Ciyun Temple. At night, check out the vies of the Loquat Hill and Red Star Pavillion. A short day trip by car or bus will take you to the Dazu Rock Carvings. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is located to the west of Chongqing, just over the border in Sichuan Province. Chongqing is also famous for it's food. Here you can eat Sichuan style Hotpot which is very very spicy.

Tourist Attractions

Below is a list of tourist attractions in Chongqing:

Three Little Gorges; Cloud Clearing; by Richard Yuan. Sourced via Flickr.

(重庆巫山小三峡（小小三峡）; Wūshān xiǎo sānxiá -xiǎoxiǎo sānxiá): Wushan, Chongqing, China On the Daning River north of Wushan City. On a tributary of the Yangtze River, near to the Famous Yangtze Thee Gorges. These Small Three Gorges rival their larger neighbours in beauty and intrigue. This tourist attraction is rates as AAAAA on China's national tourism scale.

by Erwyn van der Meer. Sourced via Flickr.

(重庆大足石刻景区; dàzú shíkè yìshù bówùguǎn): This tourist attraction is listed as a UNESCO World Herritage Site. This tourist attraction is rates as AAAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(丰都名山; fēngdōu míngshān): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(奉节白帝城-瞿塘峡; fèngjié Bái Dìchéng -Jù Tángxiá): It is 8 km east of the present day Fengjie city. This is an ancient temple complex on a hill on the northern shore of the Yangtze River in China. Qutang Gorge is the first of the famous Three Gorges on the Yangtze River. This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆磁器口古镇; Chóngqìng cíqì kǒu gǔzhèn): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆统景温泉风景区; Chóngqìng tǒng jǐng wēnquán fēngjǐngqū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆市规划展览馆; zhòngqìngshì guīhuà zhǎnlǎnguǎn): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(歌乐山森林公园; gē Lè Shān sēnlín gōngyuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆湖广会馆; Chóngqìng hú guǎng huì guǎn): Huguang Huiguan are three large assembly halls in Chongqing city of China. These were used for various purposes including opera and theatre. They date to 1759, during the reign of the Emperor Qianlong and cover and area of 8,561 square meters. The halls are highly decorated with images of many heros Chinese fiction. This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(江津聂荣臻元帅陈列馆; jiāngjīn nièróng zhēn yuánshuài chénliè guǎn): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆中国三峡博物馆; Chóngqìng Zhōngguó sānxiá bówùguǎn): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆四面山国家重点风景名胜区; Chóngqìng sìmiàn shān guójiā zhòngdiǎn fēngjǐngmíngshèng qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆万盛黑山谷生态旅游区; Chóngqìng Wànshèng Hēishān gŭ shēng tàilǚyóu Oū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆歌乐山烈士陵园; Chóngqìng gē Lè Shān lièshì língyuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆南山植物园; Chóngqìng nánshān zhíwùyuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆黔江小南海旅游景区; Chóngqìng qiánjiāng xiǎo nánhǎi lǚyóu jǐngqū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆丰都雪玉洞景区; Chóngqìng fēngdōu xuě yù dòng jǐngqū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆红岩革命纪念馆; Chóngqìng hóngyán gémìng jìniànguǎn): 52 Red Rock Village, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, China. 重庆市渝中区红岩村52号. This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆仙女山国家森林公园; Chóngqìng xiānnǚ shān guójiā sēnlín gōngyuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

Looking back up at the Hongya Cave - Chongqing, China by Bill Glover. Sourced via Flickr.

(重庆洪崖洞民俗风貌区; Chóngqìng Hóng Yádòng Mínsú Fēngmào qū): 88 Jiabin Rd, Yuzhong District, China. 嘉滨路88号, 渝中区, 中国. Phone: 023-63039999. Hongya Cave folk and custom area seeks to recreate the atmosphere of old Chongqing. The feeling of a city built on a cliff with terraces and balconies. This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale. The site is open normal shopping hours. It is best to visit early evening. Entry to Hongya Cave is free.

(重庆海兰云天温泉度假区; Chóngqìng hǎilányún tiān wēnquán dùjià qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆人民大礼堂及人民广场; Chóngqìng rénmín dà lǐtáng jí rénmín guǎngchǎng): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆北泉风景区; Chóngqìng běi quán fēngjǐngqū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(万盛石林风景区; yīwàn shèng shílín fēngjǐngqū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(武隆芙蓉洞风景区; wǔlōng fú róng dòng fēngjǐngqū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆武隆天生三桥风景区; Chóngqìng wǔlōng tiānshēng sān qiáo fēngjǐngqū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(忠县石宝寨; zhōngxiàn shí Bǎo Zhài): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆金源方特科幻公园; Chóngqìng jīnyuán fāng tèkēhuàn gōngyuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆云阳张飞庙; Chóngqìng yúnyáng Zhāngfēi Miào): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(缙云山国家级自然保护区; jìnyún shān guójiājí zìrán bǎohùqū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆野生动物世界; Chóngqìng yěshēngdòngwù shìjiè): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆天赐温泉生态旅游景区; zhòng qìng tiān cì wēn quán shēng tài lǚ yóu jĭng qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆市酉阳县桃花源景区; zhòng qìng shì yŏu yáng xiàn táo huā yuán jĭng qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆市巴渝民俗文化村; zhòng qìng shì bā yú mín sú wén huà cūn): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆华岩旅游风景区; zhòng qìng huá yán lǚ yóu fēng jĭng qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆永川卫星湖; zhòng qìng yŏng chuān wèi xīng hú): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆圣灯山森林公园; zhòng qìng shèng dēng shān sēn lín gōng yuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆张关水溶洞风景区; zhòng qìng zhāng guān shuĭ róng dòng fēng jĭng qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆金刀峡风景区; zhòng qìng jīn dāo xiá fēng jĭng qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆渝北碧津公园; zhòng qìng yú bĕi bì jīn gōng yuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.

(歌乐山森林公园; gē lè shān sēn lín gōng yuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(渝北区碧津公园; yú bĕi qū bì jīn gōng yuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(巫溪县灵巫洞; wū xī xiàn líng wū dòng): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(石柱县毕兹卡绿宫; shí zhù xiàn bì zī kă lǜ gōng): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆老龙洞景区; zhòng qìng lăo lóng dòng jĭng qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(海洋公园; hăi yáng gōng yuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(北碚金果生态旅游区; bĕi péi jīn guŏ shēng tài lǚ yóu qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(万州盐井龙洞; wàn zhōu yán jĭng lóng dòng): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(万州大垭口森林公园; wàn zhōu dà wù kŏu sēn lín gōng yuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(酉阳龚滩古镇; yŏu yáng gōng tān gŭ zhèn): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(潼南县杨闇公旧居; tóng nán xiàn yáng àn gōng jiù jū): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(宋庆龄旧居陈列馆; sòng qìng líng jiù jū chén liè guăn): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(江津骆騋山风景区; jiāng jīn luò lái shān fēng jĭng qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(垫江牡丹生态旅游区; diàn jiāng mŭ dān shēng tài lǚ yóu qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(渝北区鹿山农业观光园; yú bĕi qū lù shān nóng yè guān guāng yuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(大韩民国临时政府旧址陈列馆; dà hán mín guó lín shí zhèng fŭ jiù zhĭ chén liè guăn): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆市酉阳县赵世炎烈士故居; zhòng qìng shì yŏu yáng xiàn zhào shì yán liè shì gù jū): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆永川桃花源景区; zhòng qìng yŏng chuān táo huā yuán jĭng qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆市巫溪县荆竹峡-汉风神谷景区; zhòng qìng shì wū xī xiàn jīng zhú xiá - hàn fēng shén gŭ jĭng qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆市奉节县天鹅湖风景区; zhòng qìng shì fèng jié xiàn tiān é hú fēng jĭng qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆市南岸区法国水师兵营旧址; zhòng qìng shì nán àn qū fă guó shuĭ shī bīng yíng jiù zhĭ): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆市万州区弥陀禅院; zhòngqìngshì yīwàn zhōu qū mí tuó chán yuàn): This tourist attraction is rates as A on China's national tourism scale.

(重庆市梁平县东明湖景区; zhòngqìngshì xiàn liángpíng dōngmíng hú jǐngqū): This tourist attraction is rates as A on China's national tourism scale.

(渝中区珊瑚公园; yú zhōng qū shānhú gōngyuán): This tourist attraction is rates as A on China's national tourism scale.

(九龙坡区三多桥白鹭园; jiǔlóng pō qū sān duō qiáo báilù yuán): This tourist attraction is rates as A on China's national tourism scale.

(酉阳县桃花源; xiàn yǒuyáng táohuāyuán): This tourist attraction is rates as A on China's national tourism scale.

History

Chongqing is said to be the semi-mythical State of Ba that the Ba people supposedly established during the eleventh century BCE. By 316 BCE, however, it had been overrun by the State of Qin. The Qin emperor ordered a new city to be constructed, which was called Jiang (江州) and Chu Prefecture (楚州).

Chongqing was subsequently renamed in 581 CE (Sui Dynasty) and 1102, to Yu Prefecture (渝州) and then Gong Prefecture (恭州). It received its current name in 1189, after Prince Zhao Dun of the Southern Song Dynasty described his crowning as king and then Emperor Guangzong as a "double/repeated happy celebration" (simplified Chinese: 双重喜庆; traditional Chinese: 雙重喜慶; pinyin: shuāngchóng xǐqìng). Hence, Yu Prefecture became Chongqing subprefecture to mark the occasion.

In 1362, (Yuan Dynasty), Ming Yuzhen, a peasant rebelling leader, established the Daxia Kingdom (大夏) at Chongqing for a short time.

In 1621 (Ming Dynasty), another short-lived kingdom of Daliang (大梁) was established by She Chongming (奢崇明) in Chongqing as its capital.

Between 1627-1645, with the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Chongqing, together with Sichuan, were captured by the Revolts who overthrew the Ming Dynasty across the nation. Later during the Qing Dynasty, immigration to Chongqing and Sichuan took place with the support of Qing emperor.

In 1891, Chongqing became the first inland commerce port open to foreigners.

From 1929, Chongqing became a municipality of the Republic of China. During the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), it was Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's provisional capital and was heavily bombed by the Japanese Air Force. Luckily, due to its mountainous environment, many people were saved from the bombing. Many factories and universities were moved from eastern China to Chongqing during WWII, transforming this city from inland port to a heavily industrialized city.

In 1954, the municipality was demoted to a provincial city within the Sichuan Province of the People's Republic of China. On 14 March 1997, the Eighth National People's Congress decided to merge the city with the neighbouring Fuling, Wanxian, and Qianjiang prefecture-level districts that it had governed on behalf of the province since September 1996. The resulting single division was the Chongqing Municipality, containing 30,020,000 people in forty-three former counties (without intermediate political levels). The municipality became the spearhead of China's effort to develop its western regions and coordinate the resettlement of residents from the reservoir areas of the Three Gorges Dam project. Its first official ceremony took place on 18 June 1997. 

People and Culture

 

Language

Chongqing area's dialect is somewhat different from standard mandarin. Most differences are phonological, though some lexical differences are observed as well. 

Geography

Located on the edge of the Yungui Plateau, Chongqing is intersected by the Jialing River and the upper reaches of the Yangtze. It contains Daba Shan in the north, Wu Shan in the east, Wuling Shan in the southeast, and Dalou Mountain to the south.

The city is very hilly and is the only major metropolitan area in China without significant numbers of bicycles.

Chongqing Municipality is divided into forty county-level subdivisions (three abolished in 1997), consisting of nineteen districts, seventeen counties, and four autonomous counties.

Autonomous counties
Pinyin name Hanzi Previous
association
Pengshui Miao and Tujia 彭水苗族土家族自治县 Qianjiang
Shizhu Tujia 石柱土家族自治县
Xiushan Tujia and Miao 秀山土家族苗族自治县
Youyang Tujia and Miao 酉阳土家族苗族自治县

 Chongqing has a humid subtropical climate, with the two-season monsoonal variations typical of South Asia.

As one of the "Three Furnaces" (三大火炉), Chongqing's summers are among the hottest in China. The temperature can be as high as 43°C, with an average high of 35°C in August. Yet even in the hottest weather the wind is often cold, making such high temperatures more bearable. Winters are fairly mild, but damp and overcast; average January highs are 9°C. Chongqing has one of the lowest sunshine totals annually in China.

Weather data for Chongqing
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 10.6
(51)		 11.7
(53)		 13.9
(57)		 16.7
(62)		 21.1
(70)		 28.3
(83)		 32.2
(90)		 32.8
(91)		 26.7
(80)		 21.1
(70)		 16.7
(62)		 11.1
(52)		 21.1
(70)
Average low °C (°F) 7.2
(45)		 7.8
(46)		 11.1
(52)		 15.0
(59)		 19.4
(67)		 22.2
(72)		 25.0
(77)		 25.0
(77)		 21.7
(71)		 16.7
(62)		 12.2
(54)		 8.3
(47)		 16.1
(61)
Precipitation mm (inches) 17.8
(0.7)		 20.3
(0.8)		 38.1
(1.5)		 94.0
(3.7)		 147.3
(5.8)		 172.7
(6.8)		 149.9
(5.9)		 127.0
(5)		 144.8
(5.7)		 104.1
(4.1)		 48.3
(1.9)		 22.9
(0.9)		 1,089.7
(42.9)

Source: Weatherbase 27 February 2009

Chongqing is known for its fog and suffers from heavy air pollution. Foggy weather is most prevalent during spring and winter days, which gives this city a nickname of "the Fog Capital" (Chinese: 雾都). This special weather once protected Chongqing from being overrun by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. However, the city government has been aggressively trying to improve its air quality in recent years. The so called "blue sky days" (days with air quality within or better than slight pollution) number have been on the rise.

Transportation

River port

Chongqing is the biggest inland river port in western China. Historically, most of its transportation, especially to eastern China, is via the Yangtze River.

Railways

Chongqing is a major rail hub in south central China.

Chongqing-Chengdu (Sichuan province) railway
Chongqing-Guiyang (Guizhou province) railway
Chongqing-Xiangfan (Hubei province) railway
Chongqing-Huaihua (Hunan province) railway
Chongqing-Suining (Sichuan province) express railway
Chongqing Wanzhou-Yichang (Hubei province) railway (under construction)
Chongqing-Lanzhou (Gansu province) railway (under construction)

Highways

Chongqing-Chengdu highway
Chongqing-Wanzhou-Yichang highway (Wanzhou-Yichang section under construction)
Chongqing-Guiyang highway
Chongqing-Dazhou-Xi'a highway (Dazhou-Xi'an section under construction)
Chongqing-Suining highway
Chongqing-Nanchong Expressway
China National Highway 210
China National Highway 212

Airport

Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, located in Yubei district, north of Chongqing, provides links to most parts of China and to other countries. In year 2007, a total of 10,355,730 person-time transporting volume was reported, which ranks this airport as the 10th largest one in China and the third largest one in southwest China.

Public transportation

The three main forms of public transport in Chongqing are metro, light rail transit and intercity railway, alongside the ubiquitous bus system.

Map of Chongqing Subway Network

Chongqing is currently constructing an extensive subway/metro and light rail system. To date, only one line has been built — line 2. It is planned that lines 1 and 3 will open sometime in 2011 and line 6 is to open in 2012. A total of 18 lines have been planned for construction by 2050 though actual work has yet to begin.

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His father is the now-disgraced former Chongqing Party boss Bo Xilai, who, like Xi Jinping, is the son of an early revolutionary leader who fought alongside Mao Zedong. Bo Guagua did not attend the seminar at Harvard's Fairbank Center for Chinese ... »

China state-run businesses to invest 350 bn yuan in Chongqing
BEIJING May 20 (Reuters) - Thirty of China's biggest state-owned businesses have signed contracts worth about 350 billion yuan ($55.3 billion) with the southwestern municipality Chongqing, Chinese media reported on Sunday, in a sign of Beijing's ... »

Chinese Chief of Security Seems to Keep Grip on Power
Party insiders said Mr. Zhou initially opposed a campaign by other Standing Committee members for the removal of Mr. Bo from his post as party chief in Chongqing and an investigation into possible abuse of power, but eventually acquiesced. »New York Times

Chongqing project "progressing as planned": CapitaLand
SINGAPORE: A consortium led by CapitaLand that is pumping 21 billion yuan (S$4.3 billion) into developing a site in Chongqing, China, said it is working closely with the local government to implement the project and the project is "progressing as ... »

China's wobbly transition
The headline event was the purge of Bo Xilai, the ambitious party chief in Chongqing province. But the corruption investigation of Bo has sent shock waves across the system. Bo's network of friends and cronies was so wide that many senior party and ... »

Chongqing backs Chao Tian Men project, says CapitaLand
SINGAPORE - A consortium led by CapitaLand that is developing a S$4.3 billion mixed-use property project in the Chinese megacity of Chongqing has received backing from local government leaders and is making planned progress on the development, ... »

Asia Pacific travel: Chongqing, China offers spicy snapshot of the future
Matt Colautti Special to the Star CHONGQING, CHINA—I take a left out of the hotel, but the sidewalk is blocked by televisions. Reversing direction, I am soon lost in a jungle of shoebox stacks. On a stairway beside the hotel, a man carrying a ... »Toronto Star

Cargolux adds Chongqing
The inaugural service flew from Luxembourg via Doha and Sharjah prior to arriving at Chongqing's Jianbai International Airport. The aircraft returned to Luxembourg via Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Baku. The second weekly service, routed via Tbilisi, ... »

Finnair launches new route to Chongqing in China from Helsinki
From its Helsinki (HEL) hub, where the oneworld carrier specialises in Europe-Asia transfer traffic, the airline now serves the megacity of Chongqing (CKG) in Southwest China. Flights operate four times weekly with a mixture of A340-300 and A330-300 ... »

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