Chongqing (Simplified: 重庆; Traditional: 重慶; Hanyu Pinyin: Chóngqìng; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing; Postal System Pinyin: Chungking) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China's four provincial-level municipalities, and the only one in the less densely populated western half of China. The municipality of Chongqing has a population of 32,355,000 (2004), most of them living outside of the urban area of Ch ...

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Chongqing, Chongqing - History, Chongqing - Subdivisions, Chongqing - Geography, Chongqing - Economy, Chongqing - Climate, Chongqing - Astronomical phenomena, Chongqing - Landmarks, Chongqing - City tree, Chongqing - Colleges and Universities, Chongqing - Miscellaneous

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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. The city is very hilly and is the only major metropolitan area in China without significant numbers of bicycles. ...

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Chongqing, Chongqing - History, Chongqing - Subdivisions, Chongqing - Geography, Chongqing - Economy, Chongqing - Climate, Chongqing - Astronomical phenomena, Chongqing - Landmarks, Chongqing - City tree, Chongqing - Colleges and Universities, Chongqing - Miscellaneous

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Chongqing is said to be the semi-mythical State of Ba that began in 11th century BC, when the Ba people began living here until they were destroyed by the State of Qin in 316 BC. The Qin emperor ordered a new city to be constructed, called Jiang (江州) and Chu Prefecture (楚州). In 581 AD (Sui Dynasty), Chongqing was renamed to Yu Prefecture (渝州). In 1102, the city was renamed Gong Prefecture. In 1189, when Prince Zhao Dun of the Southern Song Dynasty was first made a king then crowned as Emperor Guangzong, he commented that it was "double/repeated happy celebration" (雙重喜慶), so renamed Yu P ...

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Chongqing, Chongqing - History, Chongqing - Subdivisions, Chongqing - Geography, Chongqing - Economy, Chongqing - Climate, Chongqing - Astronomical phenomena, Chongqing - Landmarks, Chongqing - City tree, Chongqing - Colleges and Universities, Chongqing - Miscellaneous

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Chiang Kai-shek declared the capital of the Republic of China to be in Nanjing after the city's capture by National Revolutionary Army forces loyal to the KMT right-wing during the Northern Expedition. Chairmen of the Standing Committee of the National Government: Chiang Kai-shek (April 18, 1927 - August 15, 1927) Tan Yankai (August 15, 1927 - October 10, 1928) The ...

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List of leaders of the Republic of China, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Military Governments 1911, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Provisional Government of the Republic of China Nanjing 1912; Beijing 1912-1913, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Government of the Republic of China Beijing 1913-1928, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Military Government Guangzhou 1917-1925, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Guangzhou 1925-1927, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Wuhan 1927, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Nanjing 1927-1937; Chongqing 1937-1945; Nanjing 1945-1948, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Provisional National Government Beiping 1937-1940, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Reformed National Government Nanjing 1938-1940, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Nanjing 1940-1945, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Government of the Republic of China Nanjing 1948-1949; Taipei 1949-present

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China Western Development (西部大开发 Pinyin: Xībù Dàkāifā), also China's Western Development or Western China Development, is a policy adopted by the People's Republic of China to boost its underdeveloped western regions. It covers 6 provinces (Gansu, Guizhou, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), 5 autonomous regions (Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tibet, Xinjiang), and 1 municipality (Chongqing). This region contains 71.4% of mainland China's area, but only 28.8% of its populat ...

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Chu (楚) was a kingdom in what is now southern China during the Spring and Autumn period (722-481 BCE) and Warring States (481-212 BCE) period. It was originally known as Jing (荆) and then as Jingchu (荆楚). At the height of its power, the Chu empire occupied vast areas of land, including the present-day provinces of Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing, Henan, and parts of Jiangsu. The Chu capital was at Ying (郢). Chu state - History. The land of Jing was inhabited by the native Chu p ...

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The Wuling Mountains (武陵山脉) are located in Central China, covering the area from West Hunan to East Guizhou and Chongqing City. The Wulingyuan Scenic Area in the east (Hunan Province) is a World Heritage Site, noted for its high mountains, strangely-shaped crags, clear waters, deep valleys, and mountain gullies. The highest peak in the Wuling Mountains, Mt. Fanjing (Fanjingshan), is located in Guizhou province and has an altitude of 2,572 metres. The Mt. Fanjing National Nature Reserve was established in 1978 and ...

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Dao Lang (刀郎)(pseudonym of Luo Lin) a Han Chinese singer from Sichuan (China), although it is believed that he was born and raised in Urumqi (Xinjiang). Lang's CD 2002年的第一場雪 ("The First Snows of 2002") released in 2003 made him an instant star in China. He sang with Alan Tam on the debut 說不出的告別. His other albums include 2001's "Songs from the Western Region" (see the external link below). Dao Lang claims to have toured the Chinese cities of Chengdu, Chongqing, and Xi'an and the autonomous region of T ...

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The Dazu Stone Carvings are a series of Chinese religious sculptures and carvings, dating back as far as the 7th century A.D., depicting and influenced by Buddhist, Confucian and Taoist beliefs. Listed as a World Heritage Site, the Dazu Stone Carvings are made up of 75 protected sites containing some 50,000 statues, with over 100,000 Chinese characters forming inscriptions and epigraphs. The sites are located on the steep hillsides within Dazu County (near the city of Chongqing, China), with the high points be ...

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Wanzhou District (Simplified: 万州区; Traditional: 萬州區; Hanyu Pinyin: Wànzhōu Qū), formerly Wanxian or Wan County (Simplified: 万县; Traditional: 萬縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Wànxiàn) is a district of Chongqing Municipality of the People's Republic of China. The urban area of Wanzhou, located in the northern part of the district and on the upper reaches of the Three Gorges on the ...

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Ba (巴) was an ancient state in eastern Sichuan, China. Its original capital was Zhi (Fuling), Chongqing. Ba was conquered by Qin in 316 BC. Ba ruled over a highly diverse population. Ba territory originally included areas in the Han River valley; the ascendance of Chu pushed Ba westwards and further into the Sichuan basin. Chu expansion forced Ba to move its capital several times, with its final capital at Langzhong. During the Warring States Period, Qin, Chu and Shu, all more powerful states, shared a common border with Ba. Although Chu sometimes encroached on Ba territory, Ba shared a complex relationsh ...

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Provisional President of the Republic of China (臨時大總統): Sun Yat-sen (January 1, 1912 - March 10, 1912) Yuan Shikai (March 10, 1912 - October 10, 1913) The "Republic of China" was formally proclaimed on January 1, 1912 and Sun Yat-sen took office in Nanking (now Nanjing) as the first provisional president. Sun resigned on March 10 and was succeeded by Qing Empire Prime Minister Yuan Shikai. This moved the government to Beijing. ...

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List of leaders of the Republic of China, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Military Governments 1911, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Provisional Government of the Republic of China Nanjing 1912; Beijing 1912-1913, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Government of the Republic of China Beijing 1913-1928, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Military Government Guangzhou 1917-1925, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Guangzhou 1925-1927, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Wuhan 1927, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Nanjing 1927-1937; Chongqing 1937-1945; Nanjing 1945-1948, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Provisional National Government Beiping 1937-1940, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Reformed National Government Nanjing 1938-1940, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Nanjing 1940-1945, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Government of the Republic of China Nanjing 1948-1949; Taipei 1949-present

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Yuan Shikai enacted a new Constitution to greatly expand his powers as president and abolish the National Assembly. Sun Yat-sen and his supporters responded with the failed Second Revolution and were subsequently exiled. The later ROC governments under the KMT (and the current ROC government in Taiwan) considers the Beiyang Government after this point to be illegitimate. Yuan Shikai (October 10, 1913 - December 22, 1915) Yuan Shikai declared himself Emperor on December 22, 1915. Popular opposition led Yuan to retra ...

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List of leaders of the Republic of China, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Military Governments 1911, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Provisional Government of the Republic of China Nanjing 1912; Beijing 1912-1913, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Government of the Republic of China Beijing 1913-1928, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Military Government Guangzhou 1917-1925, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Guangzhou 1925-1927, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Wuhan 1927, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Nanjing 1927-1937; Chongqing 1937-1945; Nanjing 1945-1948, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Provisional National Government Beiping 1937-1940, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Reformed National Government Nanjing 1938-1940, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Nanjing 1940-1945, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Government of the Republic of China Nanjing 1948-1949; Taipei 1949-present

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Today, traditional Tujia customs can only be found in the most remote areas. The Tujia are renowned for their singing and song composing abilities and for their tradition of the Baishou (摆手舞) hand dance, a 500 year old collective dance which uses 70 ritual gestures to represent war, farming, hunting, courtship and other aspects of traditional life. They are also famous for their richly-patterned brocade, known as 'xilankapu', a product that in earlier days regularly figured in their tribu ...

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Tujia, Tujia - History, Tujia - Culture, Tujia - Language, Tujia - External link

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Today there are at most 70 thousand speakers of the Tujia language, all of whom live in the northern part of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in north-western Hunan Province. Tujia is a member of the Sino-Tibetan language group; many consider it an isolate within this group. The vast majority of the Tujia use Chinese; a few speak Miao. Few monolingual Tujia speakers remain; nearly all are bilingual in Chinese. Children now learn fluent Chinese from childhood and most young Tujia prefer to use Chinese when communicating amo ...

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Tujia, Tujia - History, Tujia - Culture, Tujia - Language, Tujia - External link

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The Chinese Revolutionary Party established a rival government in Guangzhou and declared legitimacy over the "warlord" government in Beijing (which they renamed Beiping since jing means "capital"). Generalissimo of the Military Government (海陸軍大元帥): Sun Yat-sen (September 10, 1917 - July 5, 1918) The Military Government was headed collectively by the Governing Committee of the Military Government (July 5, 1918]] - August 21, 1918), viz., Sun Yat-sen Tang Shaoyi ...

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List of leaders of the Republic of China, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Military Governments 1911, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Provisional Government of the Republic of China Nanjing 1912; Beijing 1912-1913, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Government of the Republic of China Beijing 1913-1928, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Military Government Guangzhou 1917-1925, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Guangzhou 1925-1927, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Wuhan 1927, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Nanjing 1927-1937; Chongqing 1937-1945; Nanjing 1945-1948, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Provisional National Government Beiping 1937-1940, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Reformed National Government Nanjing 1938-1940, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Nanjing 1940-1945, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Government of the Republic of China Nanjing 1948-1949; Taipei 1949-present

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Nearly all expressways charge tolls. Tolls are roughly around CNY 0.5 per kilometre, and minimum rates (e.g. CNY 5) usually apply regardless of distance. However, some are more expensive (the Jinji Expressway costs around CNY 0.66 per kilometre) and some are less expensive (the Jingshi Expressway in Beijing costs around CNY 0.33 per kilometre). It is noteworthy that cheaper expressways do not necessarily mean poorer roads or a greater risk of traffic congestion. At present, only cash is being accepted nationwide. A few expressways use sensor systems, where one sensor is at the toll ...

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Expressways of China, Expressways of China - Expressway Nomenclature, Expressways of China - Expressway Network, Expressways of China - Expressway Speed Limit, Expressways of China - Expressway Legislation, Expressways of China - Expressway Signage, Expressways of China - Expressway Exit Numbering, Expressways of China - Expressway Tolls and Financing, Expressways of China - Toll Methods, Expressways of China - List of Expressways in China, Expressways of China - Radiating out from Beijing, Expressways of China - Radiating out from Tianjin, Expressways of China - Radiating out from Shanghai, Expressways of China - Radiating out from Chongqing, Expressways of China - Hebei Province, Expressways of China - Shanxi Province, Expressways of China - Liaoning Province, Expressways of China - Jilin Province, Expressways of China - Heilongjiang Province, Expressways of China - Jiangsu Province, Expressways of China - Zhejiang Province, Expressways of China - Anhui Province, Expressways of China - Fujian Province, Expressways of China - Jiangxi Province, Expressways of China - Shandong Province, Expressways of China - Henan Province, Expressways of China - Hubei Province, Expressways of China - Henan Province, Expressways of China - Guangdong Province, Expressways of China - Hainan Province, Expressways of China - Sichuan Province, Expressways of China - Guizhou Province, Expressways of China - Yunnan Province, Expressways of China - Shaanxi Province, Expressways of China - Gansu Province, Expressways of China - Qinghai Province, Expressways of China - Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Expressways of China - Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Expressways of China - Tibet Autonomous Region, Expressways of China - Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Expressways of China - Xinjiang Uygur Autonomus Region

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Chairmen of the National Government (國民政府主席): Wang Ching-wei (July 1, 1925 - April 15, 1926) Wang Ching-wei was forced out of office over the attempted kidnapping of Chiang Kai-shek in the Zhongshan Gunboat Incident. Tan Yankai (April 16, 1926 - March 29, 1927) In 1927, the Kuomintang embared on the Northern Expedition and left its base in Guangzhou for Wuhan, Nanjing, and Shanghai in three separate divisions. ...

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List of leaders of the Republic of China, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Military Governments 1911, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Provisional Government of the Republic of China Nanjing 1912; Beijing 1912-1913, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Government of the Republic of China Beijing 1913-1928, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Military Government Guangzhou 1917-1925, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Guangzhou 1925-1927, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Wuhan 1927, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Nanjing 1927-1937; Chongqing 1937-1945; Nanjing 1945-1948, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Provisional National Government Beiping 1937-1940, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Reformed National Government Nanjing 1938-1940, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Nanjing 1940-1945, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Government of the Republic of China Nanjing 1948-1949; Taipei 1949-present

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During the Northern Expedition, Wang Ching-wei declared Wuhan to be the capital of the Republic of China after the city's capture by National Revolutionary Army forces loyal to the KMT left-wing. Chairmen of the Standing Committee of the National Government: Wang Ching-wei (March 20, 1927 - September 13, 1927) ...

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List of leaders of the Republic of China, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Military Governments 1911, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Provisional Government of the Republic of China Nanjing 1912; Beijing 1912-1913, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Government of the Republic of China Beijing 1913-1928, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Military Government Guangzhou 1917-1925, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Guangzhou 1925-1927, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Wuhan 1927, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Nanjing 1927-1937; Chongqing 1937-1945; Nanjing 1945-1948, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Provisional National Government Beiping 1937-1940, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Reformed National Government Nanjing 1938-1940, List of leaders of the Republic of China - National Government Nanjing 1940-1945, List of leaders of the Republic of China - Government of the Republic of China Nanjing 1948-1949; Taipei 1949-present

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