The popularity of a city and whether it is known by foreigners are actually the same problem. So what is the popularity of a city? In my opinion, it is the propaganda of the city itself and the development of the city itself, including various factors. I think many people will say that it is the economic and financial achievements and achievements of this city. In fact, in my opinion, for domestic non-first-tier cities, the popularity abroad may not be determined by the economic development of the city, even if there is, it is very small.
After all, what factors determine popularity? I think it's the impression of the city and the business card of the city store. When a city has characteristics and resources that other cities don't have, it will certainly receive special attention. For example, the newly hyped Liziba light rail station is the concern of foreign media. Why does the building that this light rail passes through attract the attention of foreigners? Perhaps it is because there has never been such a traffic situation in their country, and they are also amazed at such a design. In addition, as long as you talk about hot pot, foreigners must know Chongqing hot pot. The world-famous hot pot reminds us of Chongqing. For example, Chongqing's night scenes, delicious food and beautiful women are really world-famous. There are also world-famous Du Qiao, Wudu and Shancheng. So I think that the popularity of a city depends on its characteristics, impressions and business cards, not its economic development level.
Of course, the questioner also said, which city has more foreigners, Chengdu or Chongqing? To tell the truth, I didn't pay special attention to the overseas tourists in these two cities and China's favorite tourist destination. But at least in my life, I often meet foreigners in Chongqing. Of course, I also met many foreigners in Chengdu. But I think Chengdu lacks something that people can remember, so I think Chongqing is more famous.