Chongqing

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Chongqing is a vast inland metropolis in southwestern China known for its steep hilly terrain, spicy hotpot cuisine, and role as a major industrial and transportation hub along the upper Yangtze River.


Statements (106)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
megacity
municipality
sub-provincial division of China
administrativeCenter Yuzhong District
capital Yuzhong District
climate humid subtropical climate
country China
famousDish Chongqing hotpot
spicy grilled fish
suanlafen
xiaomian
governedBy Chinese Communist Party Chongqing Municipal Committee
governingBody Chongqing Municipal People’s Government
hasAreaCode 023
hasBridge Chaotianmen Bridge
Dongshuimen Bridge
Qiansimen Bridge
hasCounty Fengdu County
Fuling District
Qianjiang District
Wanzhou District
Wulong District
hasCountyLevelCity Hechuan District
Jiangjin District
Qijiang District
Yongchuan District
hasDistrict Banan District
Beibei District
Dadukou District
Jiangbei District
Jiulongpo District
Nan’an District
Shapingba District
Yubei District
Yuzhong District
hasFeature hot humid summers
mild winters
hasMetroSystem Chongqing Rail Transit
hasPort Port of Chongqing
hasRuralArea extensive rural counties
hasTransport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
Chongqing Metro
Chongqing North Railway Station
Chongqing West Railway Station
Chongqing Xi Railway Station
monorail lines
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteNearby Dazu Rock Carvings
Wulong Karst
hasUniversity Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing University
Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Southwest University
hasUrbanArea Chongqing urban core
historicalRole provisional capital of China during Second Sino-Japanese War
isIndustrialCenter true
isInlandPort true
isKeyCityIn Chengdu–Chongqing economic circle
isMajorTransportationHub true
isMountainous true
isoCode CN-50
isOneOfChinaFourMunicipalities true
isProvincialLevelMunicipality true
isRegionalFinancialCenter true
isUpperYangtzeShippingCenter true
knownFor foggy weather
industrial base
mountain city landscape
night skyline
river port
spicy hotpot
steep hilly terrain
localDialect Southwestern Mandarin
locatedIn Southwest China
upper Yangtze River region
locatedOnRiver Jialing River
Yangtze River
majorIndustry automobile manufacturing
chemicals
electronics
equipment manufacturing
metallurgy
motorcycle manufacturing
mayorTitle Mayor of Chongqing
nickname Fog City
Mountain City
officialLanguage Standard Chinese
partOf People’s Republic of China
partySecretaryTitle CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee Secretary
populationRankInChina among largest
sisterMunicipalityWith Beijing
Shanghai
Tianjin
subdivisionType direct-controlled municipality
terrain hilly
mountainous
timeZone China Standard Time
touristAttraction Chaotianmen
Ci Qi Kou Ancient Town
Hongya Cave
Jiefangbei CBD
Three Gorges region
utcOffset +8
vehicleRegistrationCode
wartimeCapitalPeriod 1937–1946
wasWartimeCapitalOf Republic of China

Referenced by (45)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Guizhou Province ("Chongqing Municipality")
Hubei Province ("Chongqing Municipality")
Hunan Province ("Chongqing Municipality")
Shaanxi Province ("Chongqing Municipality")
Sichuan Province ("Chongqing Municipality")
borders
Jialing River ("Chongqing Municipality")
Wu River ("Chongqing Municipality")
Yangtze River
flowsThrough
Port of Wuhan ("Chongqing Port")
Wuchang Railway Station
connectsTo
Guomin Gemingjun
National Revolutionary Army
garrison
Central China
Western China
hasMajorCity
YREB ("Chongqing Municipality")
Yangtze River Economic Belt ("Chongqing Municipality")
includesProvinceLevelRegion
Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture ("Chongqing Municipality")
borderedBy
Western China ("Chongqing Municipality")
contains
Central China ("Chongqing Municipality")
containsAdministrativeDivision
Chongqing ("Chongqing hotpot")
famousDish
Shenzhen Airlines
focusCity
Cathaya
foundIn
Chongqing ("Chongqing Municipal People’s Government")
governingBody
Waterloo, Ontario ("Chongqing Nanan District")
hasSisterCity
Military Affairs Commission of the National Government of China
headquartersLocation
Fifth Circuit Court in Chongqing
hearsCasesFromRegion
Kuomintang
historicalCapitalGoverned
Yangtze River Economic Belt
includesMajorCity
YREB
keyCity
Fifth Circuit Court in Chongqing
locatedIn
Three Gorges Reservoir Region
locatedInProvince
China
majorCity
Three Gorges Reservoir Region
majorCityInRegion
Wu River ("Chongqing Municipality")
mouthLocatedIn
Yangtze River
passesThroughCity
Zhang Xueliang
placeOfDetention
Republic of China
previousCapital
Southwestern Mandarin ("Chongqing Municipality")
region
Soong Mei-ling
residence
Hiroshima
sisterCity
Northern Mandarin ("Chongqing Municipality")
spokenIn
Düsseldorf
twinCity
CST (China Standard Time)
usedIn
Chongqing ("渝")
vehicleRegistrationCode
T. V. Soong
workLocation

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