Study In Chongqing

Chongqing (重庆), Also Spelled Chungking, Is One Of The Most Famous Cities In China And Capital Of A Provincial "Muncipality" By The Same Name. Chongqing City Is The Launching Point For Boat Trips Down The Yangtze River Through The Three Gorges Dam. Two Hours West Of The City In Chongqing Municipality Are Located The Spectacular Buddhist Dazu Rock Carvings.

Understand

Chongqing Is One Of Four Municipalities In China, Large Cities That Are Not Part Of A Province But Report Directly To The National Government; It Is The Only One Not On The East Coast. 
Neighbours: Hubei (East), Hunan (East), Guizhou (South), Sichuan (West), Shaanxi (North) 
Located On The Edge Of The Yungui Plateau, Chongqing Is Intersected By The Jialing River And The Upper Reaches Of The Yangtze. It Contains Daba Shan In The North, Wu Shan In The East, Wuling Shan In The Southeast, And Dalou Mountain To The South.

See And Do

While On The Surface There May Appear To Be Not Much To Do, Further Investigation Will Uncover A City With Its Own Character And A Number Of Interesting Sites Worth Looking Into. 
Chongqing Served As The Capital Of China For 7 Years During The Later 1930’S And Early 1940’S. With This Political History Comes A Number Of Historic Sights Which Are Worth Visiting. Chongqing Is Also The Largest City In The West China And Is The Focus Of China’s "Go West" Strategy To Develop The Western Part Of China. As Such, It Is A Very Lively And Rapidly Modernizing City, Although It May Get A Little Hectic. 
Chongqing Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street (Jiefangbei Shangye Buxingjie)
Jiefangbei Stands In The Most Prosperous Downtown Of Chongqing. Jiefangbei, Or The People’ S Liberation Monument, Formerly Known As The Monument Of Victory In The War Of Resistance, Is A 27.5 Meter Highs Structure. It Is The Center Of The City Marked As Chongqing’s Commercial Heart. It Is Isolated By Broad, Paved Pedestrian Square And Glassy Offices. The Shopping Square, Completed At The End Of 1997, Is 400 Meters From East To West, And 350 Meters From North To South, Covering An Area Of 24,400 Square Meters. 
Around The Square Are More Than 3,000 Stores And Shops Of Various Kinds, With Two Dozen Large Malls And Shopping Centers, A Dozen Star-Grade Hotels, And Over 300 Establishments And Offices Such As Banks, Stock Markets, Postal And Telecommunication Services And Places For Entertainment.

Great Hall Of The People

Chongqing’s Great Hall Of The People (And The People’s Square In Front Of The Hall) Is An Architectural Symbol Of Chongqing City. Its Construction Began In 1951, But Its Design Is Traditional And Mirrors Those Of China’s Ancient Classical Dynasties. It Somewhat Resembles An Enlarged Version Of The Temple Of Heaven In Beijing. The People’s Square Was Only Completed In 1997 And Is Decorated With Trees And Flowers. The Ground Of The Square Is Paved With Smooth Marble Tiles; There Is Magic Music Fountain; At The Southern End Of The Square Stands A Stage For Performances In The Open Air. You May See Thousands Of People Dancing On The Square In The Numerous Beautiful Lights In The Evening.

Zha Zi Dong

This Is One Of Two Guomingdang Prisons Located In Shapingba, The Other Being Bai Gong Guan. Both Are Located At The Base Of Ge Le Mountain In Lie Shi Mu. Za Zi Dong Offers A Unique Look At A 1940’S Era Prison And The Horrors That Took Place There When Nearly 300 Communist Political Prisoners Were Massacred At The End Of The Chinese Civil War In 1949. The Entire Area Was Also Once The Location Of The Sino American Cooperative Organization (SACO), A Camp Where Jiang Jie Shi’s (Chang Kai Shek) Elite Troops Were Trained. Unfortunately The Attrocities That Took Place And The American Presence Are Often Connected, While It’s Not Universally Agreed They Are.

Red Rock Village (Hong Ya Dong)

Red Rock Village (Hong Ya Dong) Is A Very Important Tourism Site In Chongqing. This Is The Location Where The Chongqing Negotiations Between Mao Zedong And Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-Shek) Took Place, And The Historic Aspect Of The Place Is Nice. To Get To The History, You Will Have To Go Through An Exhibition Center Which Is Worth Going To.

Joseph Stilwell Residence

Not Far From Red Crag Village Is The Former Residence And Office Of General Joseph W. Stilwell ("Vinegar Joe" Stilwell), Who Headed American Operations In China During The Anti Japanese War. Stilwell Is An Impressive Person, Not Only For His Leadership Ability But Also For His Understanding Of China And Chinese Culture (He Could Write In Chinese With A Brush). His Former Residence Is A 1930’S Modernist House With Great Views Overlooking The Yangtze River. The Main Level Is Set Up As It Was During Stilwell’s Tenure. The Lower Level Is Filled With Photos And Bilingual Descriptions Of The Chinese Front Of The Second World War. Location: No. 63 Jialingxin Road, Liziba, Yuzhong District, Chongqing. The Museum Is Also In Easy Walking Distance Of A Monorail Station.