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Chongqing
Chongqing is Located on the south-east
Sichuan province, also called the "Mountain City",
because it 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. It is the largest city in
Southwest China, a hub of water and land communications
and an important industrial center. It is also the starting
point for a cruise on the Changjiang River to visit the
scenic spots and historical sites along its banks.
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.
Shifang Conglin, situated
on the Lion Mountain, was built in the Tang Dynasty. It
was first used as a Buddhist Temple and was renamed Haichan
Monastery in 1927. Since then, it has remained the only
monastery that has both monks and nuns in the whole country.
In west of the city lies the well-known Stone Carvings of
Dazu. In the city proper it has Beiwenquan (North Hot Spring),
Nanwenqun (South Hot Spring), the Longevity Lake and other
places of beauty. The view of Chongqing, a mountainous city,
is most attractive at night.
The main industries of Chongqing 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. It abounds in coal, iron, natural gas, gypsum,
limestone and water resources.
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.
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