Chongqing Introduction

Chongqing Introduction

It is municipality directly under the central government and plays an important role as the center of economy, politics and culture in the the upstream area of the Yangtze River.

Release time : 2016-02-29 15:12:26

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outside world. On September, 1996, the central government authorized Chongqing to take administration jurisdiction of Wanzhou city, Fuling city and Qianjiang City. On March 14th, 1997, after the National People's Congress five conferences, Chongqing recovered to become a direct-control municipality, making it the only one in Southwestern China. This event marked a new beginning in Chongqing history.

Natural Environment

Chongqing is situated at upper reaches of the Yangtze River, in Southwest China and to the east and south, are the Daba Mountains, Wushan Mountain, Wuling Mountain, and Dalou Mountain. The landscape is covered with hills and mountains, and large sloping area called the “mountain city”. Chongqing's terrain slopes down from north and south towards the Yangtze River valley. The northwest and central parts are dominated by hills and low mountains, the northeast is close to the Daba Mountains, linking with up with Wuling mountains on the southeast.

Climate

The main features of the climate in Chongqing can be summarized as warm winters and early spring, hot summer, and cool autumns with four distinct seasons. Long frost-free period; humid air, abundant rainfall; low UV, short days and long nights; cloudy, little frost and snow; scorching hot with plenty of rainfall in the same season. Chongqing’s climate is unique in a way that it has an abundance of renewable energy resources waiting to be exploited, but at the same time it is also vulnerable to natural disasters.