Chongqing, my hometown, is the most populous city in China with population over 30 million. The name derived from the Prince of Southern Song Dynasty who regards his coronation as king and emperor as “double celebration” (translated as Chongqing). In addition, due to an array of bridges on Yangtze River (the major river across the city), Chongqing is also called the “Capital of Bridge.”
Chongqing is one of the major cities in China and is situated in the Southwest. Administratively, it is one of the four directly-controlled municipalities in China but the only inland municipality (the other three are Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin, but all of them are coastal cities). They are directly under the governance of central government and are the provincial-level cities. Chongqing is also the largest municipality with areas over 31,000 square miles. …show more content…
The city is the Chinese leading maker of motor vehicle and the largest production center for motorcycles. It is also one of nine largest iron and steel producer in China and has the largest number of China’s highway and railway freight. It serves as one of the most important inland ports as well. Chongqing’s nominal GDP reached 200 billion dollars in 2011 while registering an annual growth of 16%. In 2012, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) reported Chongqing as one of the 13 emerging megacities in China.
The city lies within the humid subtropical zone and the summers are very long. As one of the hottest cities in China, most of the year in Chongqing is very torrid while winters are short but damp and cold. Air quality in Chongqing is among the worst all over the world. The thick layer of fog shroud the whole city for over 100 days per year, and Chongqing is also known as “The Fog
Chongqing is one of the major cities in China and is situated in the Southwest. Administratively, it is one of the four directly-controlled municipalities in China but the only inland municipality (the other three are Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin, but all of them are coastal cities). They are directly under the governance of central government and are the provincial-level cities. Chongqing is also the largest municipality with areas over 31,000 square miles. …show more content…
The city is the Chinese leading maker of motor vehicle and the largest production center for motorcycles. It is also one of nine largest iron and steel producer in China and has the largest number of China’s highway and railway freight. It serves as one of the most important inland ports as well. Chongqing’s nominal GDP reached 200 billion dollars in 2011 while registering an annual growth of 16%. In 2012, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) reported Chongqing as one of the 13 emerging megacities in China.
The city lies within the humid subtropical zone and the summers are very long. As one of the hottest cities in China, most of the year in Chongqing is very torrid while winters are short but damp and cold. Air quality in Chongqing is among the worst all over the world. The thick layer of fog shroud the whole city for over 100 days per year, and Chongqing is also known as “The Fog