Chongqing, China
Chongqing is situated in the East of Southwest China, about 2,500km up the Yangtze river from Shanghai. Like Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai, Chongqing is a municipality directly responsible to central government. The municipality consists of 40 districts, cities and counties, covering an area of 82,000 square kilometres with a population of 30.9 million, nearly 6 million in its urban core.
Chongqing is a subtropical climate with an average temperature of 18oC, 1000mm rainfall annually and an average humidity of 79%. The four seasons in Chongqing are characterised as an early spring, a hot summer, a rainy autumn and a warm winter. The best weather is in April, May, September and October.
With its central district located at the confluence of Jailing and Yangtze rivers Chongqing is built on hilly land. Known as the 'Mountain City' because its roads and buildings are constructed on steep hillsides, every evening brings a charming picture of millions of household lamplights.
The unique gardens in Eling Park, the flowers on Nanshan Mountain, and the beautiful North and South Hot Spring parks form an enchanting landscape of the mountain city.
What is more, such senic spots in the Chongqing area as the Furong Cave, Shibaozhai, the Three Gorges on the Yangtze, the Lesser Three Gorges on the Daning River and Heaven Pits and Earth Crevice in Fengjie are all world famous.
Chongqing is a subtropical climate with an average temperature of 18oC, 1000mm rainfall annually and an average humidity of 79%. The four seasons in Chongqing are characterised as an early spring, a hot summer, a rainy autumn and a warm winter. The best weather is in April, May, September and October.
With its central district located at the confluence of Jailing and Yangtze rivers Chongqing is built on hilly land. Known as the 'Mountain City' because its roads and buildings are constructed on steep hillsides, every evening brings a charming picture of millions of household lamplights.
The unique gardens in Eling Park, the flowers on Nanshan Mountain, and the beautiful North and South Hot Spring parks form an enchanting landscape of the mountain city.
What is more, such senic spots in the Chongqing area as the Furong Cave, Shibaozhai, the Three Gorges on the Yangtze, the Lesser Three Gorges on the Daning River and Heaven Pits and Earth Crevice in Fengjie are all world famous.