Chongqing (Chinese: 重庆) is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China.
Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities (the other three are Beijing, Shanghai
and Tianjin), and the only such municipality in inland China.
Chongqing is one of the most notable cities for history and culture in China, and serves as the economic centre
of the upstream Yangtze area. It is the major manufacturing centre and a transportation hub for Southwest China.
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One of the Fastest-growing City
Chongqing began its first great development push in 1997, when the city separated from Sichuan province and
became its own municipality. In the process, it swallowed up an additional 82,400 square kilometers (32,000
square miles). This makes Chongqing the city with the greatest landmass — as well as one of the fastest-growing
and most populated — in China.
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Ancient Civilization
Chongqing is located at the center of the ancient Bayu Area which is also the birthplace of Bayu Culture, a historical
and cultural city in China with more than 3,000 years of history. About 20 to 30 thousand years ago, human beings
had moved to the Chongqing area, thereby marking the start of Chongqing's long history.
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