Chungking in Southwest China

If you are looking for large-scale assimilated iron and steel complex, motor vehicle and munitions factories, oil and copper refineries, chemical and cement plants, machine shops, food-processing establishments, tanneries, and paper mills – all these in one city, you'll find them all in Chungking, the southwest commercial capital of China. The city can be reached through ferries or cruise ships going downstream from Chongqing to Yichang, or on to Wuhan going to Shanghai. The ferry cruise itself will be worth your trip. You get to see so much scenic spots along the way. Chongqing (Chungking) has a deep history dating back to the 13th century B.C. It was once the capital of the Ba Kingdom. The Southern Song Emperor Guangzong in 1189 gave its present name meaning "Double Celebration". It was done to commemorate his succession from princely to imperial rank. When the Song period ended, Song forces held off Mongol invaders from 1942 to 1278. It was the longest ever military campaign in China which lasted for over 36 years at nearby hechuan. In 1891, the city was opened as a treaty port for both Japanese and British traders that were before the Japanese capture of Nanjing during the Second Sino-Japanese War. During this time, the capital of China was moved to Chongqing. It became the wartime capital of the Kuomintang regime after the fall of the Nanjing in 1937. Bombings and raids in 1938 destroyed many of the city's historical foundation. It was in 1945 when the Japanese finally yielded in defeat. The sponsored U.S. sponsored negotiations by the U.S. was also a breakdown between the Communist leader Mao Zedong and the Kuomintang Leader Chiang Kai-shek. The city remained to be a Kuomintang monopoly in 1949 until it fell to the People's Liberation Army. This was then the start of Chongqing's impressive growth in population and economic importance, making it the major industrial center of southwestern China. Chongqing commands a large river trade. It is located on a rock peninsula surrounded by three strides of water. It was opened for foreign trade only in 1979. Since then, the city flourished and further developed to becoming the site of an economic experiment. Factory managers were given the power to decide and allowed to control its profits for expansion. Much has happened to Chongqing making it China's largest inland urban area that provides economic opportunity for the rest of the region's poorer inhabitants. You will better understand and further appreciate how its development greatly impacted the way of living of the inhabitants of Chongqing when you get to visit the place. Make a mark in your calendars then and visit this extraordinary city. Chungking in Southwest China is a post from: Traveling China from Traveling China http://www.chinaya.org

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