Chongqing, during the Sui Dynasty, was called Yuzhou because it was located on the Jialing River, so Chongqing was shortened to "Yu".

Chongqing was called "Ba" in ancient times, shortened to Ba and Yu, and was also known as Mountain City, Yudu, Misty City and Jiangcheng. In the Qin Dynasty, it was called Jiangzhou. In the Sui Dynasty, it was called Yuzhou. In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was called Gongzhou. The name of Chongqing began in 1190, because of the Southern Song Guangzong Zhao Dun first Gongwang, then ascended to the throne, so Gongzhou upgraded to Chongqing Province, to take the meaning of "double happiness". During the Sui Dynasty, the Jialing River was called Yushui, and Chongqing was called Yuzhou because it was located on the banks of the Jialing River, so Chongqing was shortened to "Yu".

Chongqing is the only municipality in the central and western part of the People's Republic of China, a national center city, a mega-city and an international metropolis.

Chongqing is the only municipality in the central and western parts of the People's Republic of China, a national central city, a mega-city, an international metropolis, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, an economic, financial, scientific and technological innovation, shipping and trade logistics center, an important strategic pivot for the development of the western part of the world, an important linkage between the Belt and Road and the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the inland opening up of the highland; both the river city, the fog capital known, and the mountain city famous.

Expanded Information

1, Chongqing geographic location

Chongqing is located in southwest China's inland, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, across the longitude of 105 ° 11'-110 ° 11', latitude of 28 ° 10'-32 ° 13'. It is located in the transition zone between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The boundaries of Yudong and Yudong-southeast are adjacent to Hubei and Hunan provinces, Yunan is connected to Guizhou province, Yuxi and Yubei are connected to Sichuan province, and Yudong-northeast is connected to Shaanxi and Hubei provinces, making it a major industrial and commercial town and a transportation hub in the southwest of the country.

2, Chongqing history and culture

Baoyu culture is one of the most distinctive ethnic cultures on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Bayu culture originated from the Ba culture, which refers to the regional culture formed by the Ba people and the country of Ba in the development of history. The Ba people have always lived among the great mountains and rivers, and the cultivation of nature and the treacherous environment have practiced a kind of tenacious, tough and swashbuckling character, so the Ba people are known for their bravery and good fighting.

Representatives of the culture of Bayu: Yu school of Sichuan cuisine (Yu Cuisine), Dragon Gate Formation, Chongqing dialect (Yu Language), Accompanying Culture, Sichuan Opera, Robe Culture, Chongqing Dock Culture, Sichuan River Horns, Shu Embroidery and so on.

Reference Sources

Baidu Encyclopedia-Chongqing

Baidu Encyclopedia-Yu