Features: The biggest feature of Chongqing cuisine is spicy, with emphasis on hemp, which is also attributed to pepper. The overall taste is heavy (heavy oil, heavy spicy), and spicy food is basically inevitable.
Custom: The folk customs of Chongqing people, such as Spring Festival greetings, fifteen lanterns, ancestor worship in Tomb-Sweeping Day, moon appreciation in Mid-Autumn Festival, hanging wine, catching temple fairs, riding sedan chairs and flying kites, have been formed for thousands of years, which are similar to other places in China. However, as there are five Tujia and Miao Autonomous Counties in Chongqing, these two warm and traditional ethnic groups have their own unique folk festivals.
Chongqing is called "Chongqing water" because of Jialing River in ancient times, so it is called Chongqing for short. In the first year of Chongning in the Northern Song Dynasty (1 102), Yuzhou was changed to Duke Zhou. In the Southern Song Dynasty 16 (1 189), in the first month, the son of filial piety first conferred the title of King Gong, and in February, he became emperor, which is known as "Double Celebration". Therefore, Duke Zhou was promoted to Chongqing, hence the name Chongqing. ?