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.

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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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chongqing hotpot

spicy grilled fish
suanlafen
xiaomian
governedBy Chinese Communist Party Chongqing Municipal Committee
governingBody Chongqing self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
Jiangjin District
surface form: 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 Metro
surface form: Chongqing Rail Transit
hasPort Port of Chongqing
hasRuralArea extensive rural counties
hasTransport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
Chongqing Metro
Chongqing North Railway Station
Chongqing Xi Railway Station
surface form: 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 China
surface form: 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
Kuanzhai Alleys
surface form: Ci Qi Kou Ancient Town

Hongya Cave
Jiefangbei CBD
Three Gorges Reservoir Region
surface form: Three Gorges region
utcOffset +8
vehicleRegistrationCode Chongqing self-linksurface differs
surface form:
wartimeCapitalPeriod 1937–1946
wasWartimeCapitalOf Republic of China

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Xu Bing placeOfBirth Chongqing
this entity surface form: Chongqing, China
Sichuan Basin locatedIn Chongqing
this entity surface form: Chongqing Municipality
Sichuan Basin majorCity Chongqing
Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture borderingProvince Chongqing
this entity surface form: Chongqing Municipality
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport servesPopulation Chongqing
this entity surface form: Chongqing metropolitan area
Chiang Hsiao-wu placeOfBirth Chongqing
Fengdu County locatedIn Chongqing
Fengdu County locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Chongqing
this entity surface form: Chongqing Municipality
Fengdu County partOf Chongqing
Tujia people traditionalRegion Chongqing
this entity surface form: Chongqing Municipality
Tujia culture mainRegion Chongqing
this entity surface form: Chongqing Municipality
Shennongjia Forestry District borderingRegion Chongqing
this entity surface form: Chongqing Municipality
Tujia language spokenIn Chongqing
Wuling Mountains region locatedInAdministrativeArea Chongqing
this entity surface form: Chongqing Municipality
Xinan Guanhua spokenIn Chongqing
this entity surface form: Chongqing Municipality
Xinan Guanhua hasMajorCenter Chongqing
G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway passesThroughProvince Chongqing
this entity surface form: Chongqing Municipality
Shapingba District partOf Chongqing
Shapingba District partOf Chongqing
this entity surface form: Chongqing Municipality
Nan’an District partOf Chongqing
Nan’an District partOf Chongqing
this entity surface form: Chongqing Municipality
Nan’an District isUrbanAreaOf Chongqing
this entity surface form: Chongqing central city
Nan’an District isPartOfUrbanCore Chongqing
this entity surface form: Chongqing urban area
Mountain City refersTo Chongqing
Mountain City appliesTo Chongqing
Fog City refersTo Chongqing
Fog City appliesTo Chongqing
Fog City usedFor Chongqing
Wulong Karst locatedIn Chongqing
Wulong Karst locatedIn Chongqing
this entity surface form: Chongqing Municipality
Wulong Karst nearCity Chongqing
Wulong Karst provinceLevelDivision Chongqing
this entity surface form: Chongqing Municipality
Dazu Rock Carvings locatedIn Chongqing
Hongya Cave locatedIn Chongqing
Hongya Cave city Chongqing