重庆，别称江城、雾都，是中华人民共和国直辖市，是国际大都市、国家中心城市、超大城市、西部大开发重要的战略支点、“一带一路”和长江经济带重要联结点以及内陆开放高地。
theredstarpavilioninthepipashapark,thekanshengpavilionintheelingpark,andaplacecalledyikeshuonthenanshanmountainarevintagepointsforobservingthenocturnalscenesofthemountaincityofchongqing.atnighttheentirecityisinundatedinanoceanoflights,whichformacolorfulthree-dimensionalpainting,withwavesoftheyangtzeandjialingriversglisteningagainstthemoonlit,starspangledsky.
sitesoftheprovisionalcapital
chongqingfiguredimportantlyinmodemchinesehistory.duringthewarofresistanceagainstjapan,itwasthe"provisionalcapital"ofchinaunderthekuomintangrulefromnovember1937tooctober1945.vestigesofthatperiodarestillthereinandaroundthecity.theseincludetheredcragvillageand50zengjiayan,aswellaschiangkai-shek’smansion,guiyuangarden,linyuangarden,andthemansionofc.c.kong,theembassiesofvariouscountriestochina,aswellasformerresidencesofimportantpoliticians,generalsandculturalfigures.
martyrs’mausoleumatmountgeletheformerheadquarters,radiostationandprisonofthebureauofinvestigationandstatisticsofthemilitarycouncil(acolossalsecretserviceofthekuomintang)atthefootofthegelemountaininshapingbadistricthavebecomethemausoleumforthosewhodiedamartyr’sdeaththereinchina’sdarkdays.inthedyingyearsofworldwar11,itwasthesiteofthe"sino0usinstituteforcooperationinspecialtechnology".
dazugrottoes
thedazugrottoesinthecountyofthesamenameisbestknownforthestonecarvingsonthebaodingshanandbeishanmountains,whicharefineexampleofgrottosculptureinthelateyearsofchinesefeudalism.thesculptures,doneinfastidiouschiselworkandgraciousimagery,aremarkedbyanewsculpturallanguagethateschewsreligioustaboosandespousestruelife.
yangtzeriver’sthreegorgessailongdowntheyangtzefromchongqingtoyichangallowsvisitorstoseethespectacularsceneryofthethreegorgesalongwithitssplendidculturalheritageandfabledlocalfolklore.thecruise,whichcombinessightseeingwithscientific,artisticandfolkloreexploration,isanational-calibertouristprogram.the193-km-longthreegorges,consistingofthemajesticqutangxia,statuesquewuxiaandferociousxilingxiagorges,isoneofandferociousxilongxiagorges,isoneoftheworld’smajorcanyons.alongthewaytherearesuchscenicattractionsasthefengdumountain.baidicity,shibaovillage,zhangfel’stemple,quyuan’stemple,andthethreegorgesdam.
lesserthreegorges
thedaningriveristhelargestyangtzetributary,whichrisesinthesouthernsideofthedabamountainandflowsfor250kmbeforeemptyingitselfintotheyangtzeatthewesternentrancetothewuxiagorge.thelesserthreegorgesonthedaningriver,a50km-longaffaircoveringthelongmenxia,bawuxiaanddicuixiagorgesinthelowerreachesoftheriver,isbilledasoneofchina’s40bestscenicresortsthankstoitsgorgeousmountains,elegantpeaks,turbulentrapids,limpidwater,exoticrockimageryandserenescenery.
diaoyucity,hechuanestablishedin1242,orthe2ndyearofthechunyoureignofthesouthernsong,diaoyucitycovers2.5squarekmupthediaoyumountainonthesouthernshoreofthejialingriverinhechuancity’sheyangtown.in1258,themongolslaunchedathree-wayattackonthesong,andinfebruarythenextyeardiaoyucityfounditselfbesieged.thesongarmymountedavaliantcounterattackthatlast3edfor36years,andmadeworldwarhistorybyrebuffingastrongenemywithaweakforce.thispromptedsomeeuropeanhistorianstolauddiaoyucityasthe"meccaoftheeast"and"wheregodbrokehiswhip".theruinsoftheancientbattlefieldofdiaoyucityarewellkeptthere.
jinyunmountainnicknamed"lessmountemei",jinyunmountainisanationalscenicresort55kmfromdowntownchongqing.
furongcave,wulungthefurong(hibiscus)caveislocatedbythefurongriverinwulungcounty.themainpartofthecaveis2,700metresinlengthand3.7squaremetresinarea.thesplendidcaveisthemostimpressive.housedinitarenearly30varietiesofstalactiteschiseledintoeverymannerofexoticimagerybythecunninglaborofnature.majorattractionsaregoldthronehall,leifengpagodaandsky-reachingjadepillar.
chongqingmuseumlocatedatpipashanstreet,thechongqingmuseumisinthepossessionofmorethan100,000culturalartifacts,including10,000orsovaluableones.
chongqingnaturemuseum
localnaturalhistoryandfaunaandflorasamplesareondisplayinthechongqingnaturemuseuminbeibeidistrict,whichincludesadisplayroomfordinosaursthathavebeenfoundingsichuan.
otherscenicattractions
otherscenicattractionsincludethesouthandnorthhotsprings,redcragvillage,simian(four-face)mountain,jinfo(goldenbuddha)mountain,earth’schasmattianjinggorge,andheavenlycrateatxiaozhaivillage.
threegorgestouristfestival
time:juneeveryyear
what’son:cruiseonthethreegorgesoftheyangtzeriver,theghostcityatfengdu,dazugrottoes,shibaovillage,zhangfei’stemple,baidicityatfengjieandlesserthreegorges.otheractivitiesincludefloatparade,full-lengthvarietyshowandtouristbusinesstalks.