Introduction
Chongqing Municipality, 334km (208 miles) SE of Chengdu, 1,346km (836 miles) S of Xi'an, 1,000km (620 miles) upstream of Three Gorges Dam
If other major cities in China are undergoing face-lifts, Chongqing is having radical reconstructive surgery: In 1997, it became the fourth city to achieve the status of municipality (after Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai). With summers so hot it's been dubbed one of China's Three Furnaces, and streets so steep that no one rides a bike, terrain and weather were once its chief claims to fame. Now, this cliff-side city overlooking the confluence of the Chang and Jialing rivers has much to boast about. Chongqing is the biggest metropolitan area in the world (surpassing Tokyo); it's got the world's biggest dam site downriver; and it's in the midst of building the world's tallest skyscraper (the Chongqing Tower). But whether all this development is a boom or a binge is yet to be seen.
As recently as the 19th century, Chongqing was a remote walled...
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Ciqikou
This small neighborhood with cobblestone streets in the Shaping District is popular with travelers who have a few days in Chongqing; however, it...
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Gele Shan/Baigong Guan/SACO (Gele Hill)
Standing in a lovely setting with trees, shrubs, stone walkways, and a babbling brook, Baigong Guan was originally a Sichuan warlord's pied-a-terre,...
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Stilwell Museum/Former Residence of General Stilwell (Shidiwei Jiangjun Jiuju)
Stilwell Museum/Former Residence of General Stilwell (Shidiwei Jiangjun Jiuju) -- After Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt sent Gen. Joseph Stilwell...
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