About Chongqing

A Brief Introduction to Chongqing

Night view, hotpot and gorgeous ladies are the three symbols of Chongqing. Located in the high mountain ridges with great rivers converging here, Chongqing has long been a city remaining untouched by modernity since time immemorial. It was not until the World War II that Chongqing leapt to fame as an auxiliary capital of the Republic of China. In the year of 1997, Chongqing became the fourth municipality directly under the central government, following Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin. And it's also the biggest municipality in China.

Crowned as "a mountain city", Chongqing is surrounded by extensive mountains and great rivers with most of its downtown areas standing in the juncture of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River. As Chongqing is near the mountains and by the rivers, it's both famous as "a river city" and "a mountain city".

Renowned as "a city of fog", Chongqing resembles a Chinese ink painting in that it's always cast by clouds, being the city itself or the sky, mountains and rivers, trees. For hundreds of years, from the ancient Shu Kingdom to the wartime auxiliary capital, Chongqing is so rich in history that the color of grey seems to be the dominant hue of the city.

Meanwhile, Chongqing is honored as a city pulsating with vigor and vitality. Strolling around the Liberation Monument, you can see people, being the gorgeous ladies wearing light or heavy make-up, the white-collar workers in formal suits or the guys with their shirts stripped to the waist, all walk in high spirit, making the city full of vigor and vitality in a bustling rhythm. Even at midnight, the sirens in Chaotianmen resound along the river and break the tranquility of the night, sending out a signal that the city remains sleepless.