Why is Chongqing called a mountain city?

Chongqing is built on the mountain, so it is called the mountain city, almost surrounded by mountains. Chongqing is known as the mountain city. As the name implies, there are many mountains here. Most importantly, Chongqing is built on a mountain. Many dozens of high-rise buildings can go directly to the ground in the middle of the building. Of course, you don't jump off a building or take the elevator, because there is an overpass that leads directly to the mountainside parallel to the building. So in Chongqing, there is always an endless hillside waiting for you. There is a song: "The mountain is high and the road is uneven. What a Chongqing city."

The urban area of Chongqing is between Zhongliang Mountain and Tongluo Mountain, and the valleys, terraces and hilly areas where Jialing River and Yangtze River flow. The city is built on the mountain, with uneven roads and well-organized buildings, so it is called Mountain City, which is the largest and most famous mountain city in China. Take Yuzhong Peninsula, the mother city of Chongqing, as an example. It is a typical low mountain platform landform, and the whole peninsula is a protruding ridge. The elevation of Chaotianmen Shazui is168m, the average elevation of Jiefang North is 249m, that of Luoba Mountain is 340m, and that of Eling Mountain is about 400m. These water droplets are all on the Yuzhong Peninsula, which is 9 square kilometers. You can imagine how the tall buildings in the city fluctuate and how the roads turn.

Mountain city is another name for Chongqing urban area. In fact, the mountain city is a form of building a city. Because downtown Chongqing is the most famous mountain city in China, mountain city refers to downtown Chongqing at some time. There are many other "mountain cities" in China, such as Fuling and Wanzhou in Chongqing, and Qingdao Old Town in Shandong, all of which are built by mountains.

Zhang Zhidong, a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty, once recited Chongqing: "On the rocks of famous cities, the eagle looks at the three buses." A mountain is a city, and a city is a mountain.

What is the river in Chongqing?

The rivers in Chongqing are: Yangtze River, Jialing River, Wujiang River, Fujiang River and Qijiang River. The main stream of the Yangtze River runs through the whole territory from west to east, with a total length of 665 kilometers, and passes through three anticlines in Wushan, forming the famous Qutang Gorge, Wuxia Gorge and Xiling Gorge, namely the world-famous Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. The Yangtze River and Jialing River pass through the main city of Chongqing.

Another name of Chongqing

Chongqing's nicknames are Mountain City, Bayu, Yuzhou, Wudu, Qiaocheng, Jiangcheng, 3D Fantasy City, and the first online celebrity city in China.

Chongqing is located in the southwest of China, on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, with a land span of1051~101,and a latitude of 28 10 ~ 32 65438+. It borders Hubei and Hunan in the east, Guizhou in the south, Sichuan in the west and Shaanxi in the north. The jurisdiction is 470 kilometers long from east to west and 450 kilometers wide from north to south, covering an area of 82,400 square kilometers.

There are Daba Mountain in the north, Wushan Mountain in the east, Wuling Mountain in the southeast and Dalou Mountain in the south of Chongqing. The elevation of the main urban area of Chongqing is mostly between 168 ~ 400 meters. The highest peak in the city is Yintiaoling, the main peak of Liang Jie on the eastern edge of Wuxi County, with an altitude of 2796.8 meters; The lowest is the Yangtze River in Wushan County, with an altitude of 73. 1 meter.