Chongqing facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chongqing 重庆
Municipality
重庆市 · Municipality of Chongqing
Clockwise from top: Jiefangbei CBD Skyline, Baidicheng temple, E'gongyan Bridge, Qutang Gorge, and the Great Hall of the People.
Location of Chongqing Municipality within China
Country	People's Republic of China
Settled	ca. 316 BCE
Divisions  - County-level  - Township-level	19 districts, 19 counties 1259 towns, townships, and subdistricts
Government
• Type	Municipality
Area
• Municipality	82,403 km2 (31,816 sq mi)
Elevation	237 m (778 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Municipality	28,846,170
• Density	350.0621/km2 (906.657/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Chongqinger
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	4000 00 - 4099 00
Area code(s)	23
GDP	2012
- Total	CNY 1145.9 billion US$ 184.8 billion (23rd)
- Per capita	CNY 39,500 US$ 6,191 (13th)
HDI (2008)	0.783 (18th) — medium
Licence plate prefixes	渝 A, B, C, F, G, H
ISO 3166-2	CN-50
City flower	Camellia
City tree	Ficus lacor
Website	(Chinese) (English)

Chongqing (Simplified Chinese: 重庆, Traditional Chinese: 重慶; pinyin: Chóngqìng; Postal System Pinyin: Chungking) is a city and a district in Central China. The Chongqing district is the most populated district of China and has 31,442,300 inhabitants (2005).

History

Chongqing is said to be the semi-mythical State of Ba that began in 11th century BC, when the Ba people began living here until they were destroyed by the State of Qin in 316 BC. The Qin emperor ordered a new city to be constructed, called Jiang (江州) and Chu Prefecture (楚州).

In 581 AD (Sui Dynasty), Chongqing was renamed to Yu Prefecture (渝州).

In 1102 the city was renamed Gong Prefecture.

In 1189 renamed Yu Prefecture to Chongqing Subprefecture.

In 1362 (Yuan Dynasty), Ming Yuzhen, a peasant rebel leader, established Daxia Kingdom at Chongqing for a short time.

In 1621, another short-lived kingdom of Daliang was established there.

In 1891, Chongqing became the first inland commerce port open to foreigners.

Since 1929, Chongqing was a municipality of the Republic of China. Chongqing was the provisional capital of the government of Chiang Kai-shek during the Second Chinese-Japanese War from 1937 to 1945. The Japanese bombed Chongqing very hard in World War II.

In 1954, the municipality was reduced to a provincial city of the People's Republic.

Geography

• Geographic coordinates: 105°17'-110°11' East, 28°10'－32°13' North
• Annual average temperature: 18 °C (64 °F)
• Temperature range: 0 to 47 °C
• Total annual hours of sunshine: 1000-1200
• Annual precipitation: 1000-1400 mm
• Neighbours: Hubei (east), Hunan (east), Guizhou (south), Sichuan (west), Shaanxi (north)

Twin cities

• Washington, D.C., United States
• Düsseldorf, Germany
• Seattle, United States
• Hiroshima, Japan
• Toronto, Canada
• Brisbane, Australia
• Toulouse, France
• Leicester, England
• Detroit, Michigan, United States

Universities and Colleges

• Chongqing Institute of Technology
• Chongqing Jiaotong University
• Chongqing Normal University
• Chongqing Technology and Business University
• Chongqing Three Gorges University
• Chongqing University (founded in 1929)
• Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications
• Fuling Teachers College
• Sichuan Fine Arts Institute
• Sichuan International Studies University
• Southwest Agricultural University
• Southwest China Normal University (founded in 1906)
• Southwest University of Political Science and Law
• Third Military Medical University
• Western Chongqing University

Images for kids

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  A street scene in Chongqing, c. 1944

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  A sunset view of Jiefangbei CBD and Hongya Cave, taken in 2017

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  Map including Chongqing (labeled as 重慶 CH'UNG-CH'ING (CHUNGKING)) (AMS, 1954)

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  Topography of Chongqing

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  Qutang Gorge on the Yangtze River

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  In the spring and fall, downtown Chongqing is often enshrouded in fog.

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  Jiefangbei (People's Liberation Monument), the landmark and center of Chongqing

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  Entrance to the Chongqing Nankai Secondary School

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  A train of Chongqing Rail Transit Line 2 coming through a residential building at Liziba station.

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  An aerial tramway across the Yangtse river in Chongqing CBD Photo by Chen Hualin

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  Hydrofoil on the Yangtze in the outer reaches of the municipality

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  Chongqing funicular railway

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  View of Chaotianmen Bridge across the Yangtze River in Chongqing

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  Zhongshan Ancient Town, Jiangjin, Chongqing

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  Chongqing Grand Theater

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  Martyrs' Cemetery

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  Chongqing Art Museum

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  The Hongya Cave (Hongya-dong) traditional Bayu-style stilted houses at Jiefangbei CBD

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  The steep path up to the front gate of Fishing Town

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  Ciqikou ancient road in Shapingba District

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  Typical Chongqing hot pot served with minced shrimp, tripes, pork aorta, goose intestine, and kidney slices.

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  Chongqing Xiao mian with peas and spicy bean paste

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  Laziji is famous for its crispy texture

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  Jiangbeizui CBD from above, taken in 2018

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  Chaotianmen Bridge connects Jiangbei District with Nan'an District of Chongqing, taken in 2018

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  Jiefangbei (Chinese: 解放碑; literally "People's Liberation Monument") is a World War II victory monument

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  Raffles City Chongqing, sitting in the confluence of Yangtze and Jialing River