In 58 1 year, Wendi changed Chuzhou to Yuzhou, and Chongqing was called "Chongqing" for short. In AD 1 189, it was first named King Gong, then acceded to the throne, boasting that it was a "double celebration" and was promoted to Chongqing, hence the name Chongqing, which has been more than 800 years. 1On May 5, 939, the National Government, which moved its capital to Chongqing, issued an order to upgrade Chongqing to a city under the jurisdiction of a first-class central hospital. In the early days of the founding of New China, Chongqing, as the headquarters of the Southwest Bureau of the Central Committee and the Southwest Military and Political Committee, was the political, economic and cultural center of the southwest region.
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Chongqing is located in the southwest of China, bordering Hubei and Hunan in the east, Guizhou in the south, Sichuan in the west and Shaanxi in the north. With a total area of 82,400 square kilometers, it governs 38 districts and counties (autonomous counties); In 20 17, the resident population is 3075 16000, and the regional GDP is 1950027 million yuan. Known as the hot pot capital of China, the famous exhibition city of China and the hot spring capital of the world.
Chongqing is a comprehensive transportation hub in the southwest of China, connecting east and west and north and south. Its Jiangbei Airport is one of the "Top Ten" airports in China, and Orchard Port is the starting point of the Chongqing-Chongqing New Europe Corridor. Chongqing is located in the east of the basin, and its topography inclines from north to south towards the Yangtze River basin, with hills and mountains as the main landforms, with mountains accounting for 76%. The climate is warm in winter and early in spring, hot in summer and cool in autumn. The Yangtze River traverses the territory from west to east with a flow of 679 kilometers.
Chongqing is a national historical and cultural city. 1 189, Song Guangzong first conferred the title of King Gong and then ascended the throne, calling himself "Double Celebration", hence the name Chongqing. Chongqing is not only the birthplace of "Hongyan spirit", but also the birthplace of Bayu culture. "Hotpot" and "Diaojiaolou" have far-reaching influence. In the history of more than 3,000 years, Zeng San was a national capital and built a 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.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Chongqing Culture