Chongqing Travel Guide

Lying in southwestern China on the upper reaches of the Changjiang (Yangtze) River, Chongqing Municipality is the largest industrial and commercial center in the southwest, and provides a land and water communications hub on the upper reaches of the Changjiang River. It has 40 districts, cities, and counties under its jurisdiction, a population of 30.2 million, and an area of 82,000 square kilometers. In 1997, Chongqing was made the fourth municipality directly under the central government.The city flower is the Camellia and the city tree is Ficus Lacor. It is one of the five cities in China as of 2013 in allowing 72-hour visa-free transits, offering chances for passengers from 45 countries who uses  Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport wishing to visit Chongqing City for a while and transfer to a third country.  Read more...