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About Chongqing

History and Culture

Chongqing is a famous historic and cultural city with a history of 3,000 years.

A Tour in Chongqing, A Gain in Vision

With a recorded history of over 3000 years, Chongqing is the birthplace of Ba-Yu Culture. It has undergone construction for four times and served as the capital of three dynasties.

In Chongqing, the earliest human beings in China – Wushan People appeared in the early Paleolithic age 2.04 million years ago.

Chongqing, a famous historical and cultural city, has been a place of great military importance and a port of crucial economic status since ancient times.

In the 11th century BC, the Ba State was established in Chongqing for about 800 years. Since Jialing River, known as “Yushui River” in ancient times, flows into the Yangtze River, Chongqing was called “Yu”for short.

In the 316 BC, Qin State built Bajun City (today’s Yuzhong District, Chongqing) after defeating the Ba State, which was deemed as the beginning of Chongqing in history. Qin Dynasty divided its territory into thirty-six counties including Ba County.

In 1189，Zhao Dun (Emperor Guangzong of Song Dynasty) crowned the King of Gong and ascended the throne, and then set up "Chongqing Prefecture" here. At the end of the Song Dynasty, the Mongol Army besieged the Diaoyu Town of Hechuan, Chongqing, which marked the starting of 36-year Diaoyu Town Defense War.

Mungo, the khan of Mongol Empire was hit by flying shrapnel and passed away during the war, which forced his commanders and brothers in Europe and Asia toreturn to their country and fight for leadership. The above event rewrote the situation of Eurasian battlefield.

In 1890, Chongqing was officially taken as a port.

In 1929, Chongqing was officially established as a municipality.

In November 1937, Chongqing became the capital of China in the wartime for eight years and five months, and underwent indiscriminate bombing by Japanese for five and a half years. Asa command center of the Far East Battleground in the Global Waragainst Fascism. Chongqing encouraged its people to make great contribution to the victory of this war with their indomitable spirit and their flesh.

The Southern Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and the Office of the Eighth Route Army in Hongyan Village, Chongqing upheld the anti-Japanese national united front and nurtured a valuable "Hongyan Spirit" in the arduous struggle.

On November 30, 1949, Chongqing was liberated. It has successively been the seat of the Southwest Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, the municipality directly under the central government, one of the first batch of pilot cities for comprehensive economic reform in China, and the river-line cities to open to the outside world.

On March 14, 1997, it was established as a municipality directly under the central government after deliberation and approval by the Fifth Session of the 8th National People's Congress. On June 18, Chongqing Municipality was established officially.

Chongqing embraces a long-standing historical and cultural traditions and an outstanding humanistic spirit.

Chongqing culture, characterized by roughness, vigorousness, uprightness, passion, optimism and generousness, tenacity, courage and inclusiveness, add distinctive charm to each other with Shu Culture. Chongqing culture, serves as a vital component of Yangtze River civilization, is blooming in the large garden of Chinese culture and standing out in its own particular way.

Chongqing culture is inclusive but also meticulous. To fully appreciate and enjoy Chongqing culture, you could always resort to the voluminous books which record her history, or go near her heritages and relics, or visit her landscapes (rivers, mountains, towns etc.) to experience her unique charm and custom.

A Land of Natural Beauty, A City with Cultural Appeal

Chongqing is being accelerated to build into such a city full of picturesque landscapes

Green Hills and Clear Waters

Jointly carry out large-scale protection rather than the large-scale development.

Chongqing is located in Yangtze River Economic Zone, always adhere to the ecological priority, green development, and make beautiful scenery more outstanding through a series of measures.

Fully implement the central plan for ecological and environmental protection and the national requirements for the prevention and control of air, water and soil pollution, continue to implement the “five major environmental protection actions”, such as clear water, blue sky, quiet, green land and pastoral, and contentiously improve the key environmental indicators.

In 2020, the overall water quality of Chongqing section of the main stream of the Yangtze River was rated as excellent, and the excellent water quality ratio of 442 national examination sections hit 100%.

The number of days with good air quality increased to 333days, and the average concentration of PM2.5 decreased by 42.1% in five years.

The implementation of the River Chief system has been deepened, and the Forest Chief system has been fully implemented, then 300,000 mu of “Green Mountains and One-Thousand Forest Belton Both Sides of the River” have been built, and the control of 800 square kilometers of soil erosion and 400 square kilometers of rocky desertification have been completed.

The city's forest coverage rate has increased to 52.5%.

Lucid Waters and Lush Mountains Are Invaluable Assets.

Chongqing as an important ecological barrier in the upper reaches of the Yangtze river, Yangtze River, Jialing River, Wujiang River, Daning River, the Ayi River...Jinyun Mountain, Nanshan Mountain, Jinfo Mountain, Simian Mountain, Xiannv Mountain The three gorges of the Yangtze River, the Small Three Gorges, the sub small three gorges, the Black Valley…Nature reserves, wetland reserves, fish reserves.., the achievement of the natural foundation of Chongqing.

Continue to promote afforestation and land greening. Efforts were made to prevent and control soil pollution on agricultural land, strengthen the prevention and control of soil pollution on construction land, strengthen the prevention and control of solid waste pollution, and the overall quality of the soil environment was stable.

Three-dimensionnal City

The unique geographical advantages enable Chongqing to “build the city in the mountains and wear the water in the city” and the mountains and waters condense the essence of Chongqing's urban style and spirit.

National Geography described Chongqing this way: Chongqing is a mountain city, mountain is city, city is mountain. In Chongqing, a flat map is not enough. You need a 3D map. Both the rail transit passing through the building and the overpass connecting more than20 ramps on the upper and lower 5 floors make Chongqing a veritable “3D Magic City”

Night View of Chongqing

The three-dimensional mountain city, the dazzling two rivers and four Banks, the sparkling water of one river and the colorful bridge across the river, once the night falls, it presents the landscape blending, beautiful and magnificent, and not the same urban night scene.

Gastronomic Capital

Chongqing is a veritable "City of Gastronomy According to the State Council's Opinions on Promoting the Overall Urban and Rural Reform and Development of Chongqing, it is clearly proposed to build Chongqing into a gouemet captial in the upper reaches of Yangtze river.

Chongqing hot pot

With its large scale of catering, the number of people, rich levels, dishes complete, strong folk customs, cultural accumulation of the deep, leading in the country. As early as 2007, Chongqing was named the “Hotpot Capital of China” by the Chinese cuisine association.

Chongqing spicy noodles

All over the streets and alleys of Chongqing, diners stream in an endless stream, becoming a unique scenery, gorgeous landing A bite of China.

Chongqing cuisine

Either spicy to the extreme, or with refreshing sauerkraut seasoning to stimulate the tip of the tongue, spicy and simple and crude, containing vivid and rich taste buds.

Chongqing snacks

A wide variety of products, with local characteristics, such as Small Rice Dumplings, Glutinous Rice Cake, Rice Flower Sugar, Fuling Preserved Szechuan Pickle, Yongchuan Black Bean Sauce, Hechuan Peach Slices, Wulong Dried Bean Curd、Baishiyi Dried Salted Duck.

The Capital of Hot Spring

Chongqing has the world's top hot spring geothermal resources, the proven hot spring distribution area of 10,000 square kilometers, hot spring mineral sites 146, throughout the urban and rural areas.

“Five square meters is with ten springs, one circle is with hundred springs”, for the world famous hot spring resorts, expand the hot spring resort leisure vacation, sports keeping in good health function, built hot spring tourism scenic spots, hot springs hotel, hot spring resort area more than 40, by the ministry of land and resources, the world hot spring and climate health association named the“China hot spring city”,“The Hot Spring Capital of the World”.

Cultural towns

There are 23 famous Chinese historical and cultural towns, 1 famous Chinese historical and cultural village, 1 famous city-level historical and cultural city, 53. Famous city-level historical and cultural towns,45 famous city-level historical and cultural villages.

Tourist Attraction

There are 246 grade A scenic spots in Chongqing, including 10 of grade 5A, 121 of grade 4A and 81 of grade 3A.

Dazu Rock Carvings

From the early Tang Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty after 1200 years of cliff stone carving, it has become one of the world's eight grottoes. More than 50,000 stone statues, beautifully carved and vividly portrayed, are known as talking stones.

Wulong Karat Tourist Area

Tourist areas include Three Natural Bridges, Fairy Maiden Mountain, Furong Cave. Three Natural Bridges is the largest group of Tiansheng Bridges in the world. Furong Cave, Mammoth Cave in the United States and Kramers Cave in France are known as the three largest caves in the world.

Jinfo Mountain, Nanchuan

To the world's unique“Karst Table Mountain”landform into the world natural heritage.

Yangtse Gorges

Qutang Gorge and Wuxia Gorge of the Yangtse Gorges are located in Chongqing. Among them, the upstream entrance to Qutang Gorge, is the landscape design for fifth set of RMB10 notes. Wu Gorge is 40 kilometers long, and the 12 peaks of Wu Gorge are most famous for the Goddess Peak.

Simian Mountain in Jiangjin

With the characteristics of danxia landform, it has the value of world class landscape appreciation. The majestic waterfall, wangxiangtai waterfall vertical drop of 158 meters.

Wansheng Black Mountain Valley Scenic Spot

The whole length of Black Mountain Valley is 13 kilometers, collect“mountain and water spring forest cave”at an organic whole, especially beautiful waterfall, float bridge, yu qian rift valley is the most famous. The content of negative oxygen ions in the valley is as high as 110,000 / cm3.

Yunyang Longgang

And it is known as“the world's first cylinder”reputation, meanwhile, it has the world's first cantilevered glass bridge, is the extreme sports resort.