My third favorite city in China, after Hong Kong and Shanghai, is Chongqing.
Overlooking the confluence of two rivers, the Jialing and the Yangtze, shining
The total metropolitan area has a population of around 14 million people
In 1997 Chongqing was granted a 'special municipality' status directly under the
It is Chongqing's unique geographical location and layout, combined with its surging
office towers cling to the steep hillsides that make up much of the city center.
(and growing); of these, around three million live in the city proper.
control of the central government -- like the cities of Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai.
economic development, that have left a lasting, positive impression on me.