Chongqing, referred to as "Chongqing" for short, is a provincial administrative region, municipality directly under the Central Government, national central city and megacity in People's Republic of China (PRC), one of the important central cities in China, the economic center in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, an important national modern manufacturing base and a comprehensive transportation hub in southwest China. With a total area of 82,400 square kilometers, it governs 26 districts, 8 counties and 4 autonomous counties.
By 0: 00 June 2020 165438+ 10: 00 October 1 Chongqing has a permanent population of 32,054,200.
Located in the southwest of China, Chongqing is the center of economy, finance, science and technology, shipping and commerce logistics in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, a national logistics hub, an important strategic fulcrum for the development of the western region, an important connection point between the Belt and Road Initiative and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and a scenic inland open highland. It is famous not only for Jiangcheng, Wudu and Qiaocheng, but also for its mountain city.
Chongqing is dominated by the Han nationality, and ethnic minorities mainly include Tujia and Miao. There are abundant tourist resources here, including the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, Dazu Stone Carvings, Wulong Karst and Nanchuan Jinfo Mountain.
Chongqing is a national historical and cultural city. 1 189, first named King Gong, then called Emperor, so-called "Double Celebration", hence the name Chongqing. Chongqing is the birthplace of "Hongyan spirit" and Bayu culture, and "hot pot" and "diaojiaolou" have far-reaching influence; In the more than 3,000 years recorded in writing, Zeng San was the national capital and built the city four times, which was called "Bayu" in history; During the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he was the capital of the national government.
Chongqing is the largest industrial and commercial city in the southwest of China and an important modern manufacturing base of the country. There are 0/0 National Key Laboratories, 0/0 National Engineering Technology Research Center, 68 universities, China (Chongqing) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Sino-Singapore (Chongqing) Strategic Interconnection Demonstration Project, Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing-Europe International Railway, West (Chongqing) Science City and other strategic projects.