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Chongqing
Chongqing is called Yu for short. It is situated in the
confluence between the Yangtze River and the Jialingjiang River.
Located in the south-east Sichuan basin, Chongqing is a municipality
directly under the Central Government, and is China's important
industrial base, with an area of 23,114 square kilometers and a
population of 30 million.
 Chongqing's main topography is hilly land sloping from the south and
north towards the Yangtze River valley. It has the sub-tropical
climate, with an annual average temperature of 18 degree Celsius,
rainfall of 1,100 millimeters, and a frost-free period of 320-340
days. It's well known for foggy weather. It abounds in coal, iron,
natural gas, gypsum, limestone and water resources.
Its main industries are machinery, metallurgy, chemicals, foodstuff
and textiles. Chongqing holds an important position in China in
aluminum processing, machine tool and instrument manufacturing and
inland-water shipbuilding. In agriculture, it produces large quantity
of rice, rapes, peanuts, sugarcanes, tobacco, oranges, silk-cocoons
and pigs.
Chongqing is the largest commercial center and land and water
communication hub in South-West China. The port of Chongqing is the
biggest in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
Known as a "Mountain City", Chongqing was constructed on the mountain
slopes and along the riversides. It has a long history and numerous
scenic spots and historical sites. It's renowned in particular for
gardens with unique beauty.
Efforts are being made to turn Chongqing into a modern metropolis with
the largest foreign market oriented industrial base in West China.
On 14th of March, 1997, Chongqing was officially proclaimed the fourth
municipality directly under the jurisdiction of the Central
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