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Chongqing

Description: Chongqing (Simplified Chinese: 重庆; Traditional Chinese: 重慶; pinyin: Chóngqìng; Postal map ... more

Chongqing ... spelling: Chungching, also Chungking) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China's four provincial-level municipalities, and the only one in the less densely populated western half of China. Formerly (until March 14, 1997) a provincial city within Sichuan Province, the municipality of Chongqing has a registered population of 31,442,300 (2005), with most of them living outside the urban area of Chongqing proper, over hundreds of square kilometres of farmland. The population of the urban area of Chongqing proper was 4.1 million in 2005. It is a key inland port located on the Yangtze River in mountainous Sichuan Province.

Newest Review: ... be home for the next couple of days. We had fallen into a Yangtse trip with the help of Chongqing. After a long wait, staring out at the green hut-speckled banks and the sloshing beefy river, the motors started up, and we left Chongqing behind. I was glad we were leaving. Chongqing was only ever meant to be an interim point. It served as that for an hour, perhaps it could have served us for ... more

... a day. But no more than that. It wasn't a highlight of our trip. But it was a memory worth having. ...more

Read Reviews for Chongqing

One Hour in Chongqing! (505 words)
by - written on 20/05/02 (Useful, 69 readings)
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Yes. My opinion is only based on one hour in the city. So it's pretty sweeping. We had flown from Xi'an (50 minutes of interesting airline food) and we took an AirBus to the city centre. As soon as we stepped off the bus we were hounded by taxi drivers saying that they would take us to the booking office for the Three Gorges Cruise. This was exactly where we wanted to be, so we picked a driver and took a short and very cheap (5 yuan) ride down to the 'booking office'. On the way we had great views of the swollen brown river, the banks were crowded with small huts and flats and through the thick fog we could just make out a ... Read the complete review

Chungking Express (1064 words)
by - written on 16/10/00 (Very useful, 612 readings)
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Chongqing is known as the city of fog, though I would argue that the fog is probably more attributable to the city's horrific pollution problem. The Yangtse is about half a kilometre wide this far upstream, and it can be difficult to actually see the other side of it due to the pollution. I arrived in Chongqing at night by boat, having travelled down the Yangtse from Yichang over the previous three days. There are two things that the city is well known for. Firstly, its immense population. Thanks to recent rearrangement of the city limits, the population of Chongqing is now a stunning 30 million! Secondly, Chongqing claims to have the most attractive women ... Read the complete review

Chongqing: My Home!!!!!! (210 words)
by - written on 13/10/00 (Useful, 92 readings)
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At last I found this entry for Chongqing, where I was born, and spent 18 years. It is a good city, and luckily this is the first opinion for this city, definitely cool!!! The city is by the Yangtze River, so it is very beautiful as you can get the sightseeing of both river and mountains, (it is called the city of mountain). It is exactly the Industrial and Commercial centre if Southwest of China. Also I think it is transportation centre. Food here is the best in China, so... is also the best in the world, quite a bit hot though. I mean, spicy. We also have the most famous and delicious food in China, and it is called Hot Pot, try it! I eat it ... Read the complete review