Chongqing, known as the "Mountain City" and "Fog City", is a three-dimensional and magical metropolis. Situated in southwest China, it is where the Yangtze River and Jialing River converge, with a dramatically undulating terrain.
It has a subtropical monsoonal humid climate: summers are hot and rainy, while winters are mild and foggy. As a core city in China's Western Development Strategy, Chongqing serves as an industrial base and transportation hub, with its digital economy developing rapidly in recent years.
Chongqing's architecture fully reflects its regional characteristics:
- The Dazu Rock Carvings, a group of stone carving artworks from the Tang and Song dynasties, mainly feature Buddhist themes and have been inscribed on the World Cultural Heritage List.
- The Huguang Guildhall, a complex of immigrant buildings from the Qing Dynasty, integrates the architectural styles of Huizhou (in Anhui Province) and Bashu (the traditional name for the Sichuan-Chongqing region).
Among modern structures, Hongyadong is a modern commercial complex designed in the style of stilted buildings, whose night view is reminiscent of the scenes in the animated film *Spirited Away. The Chongqing Raffles City, with its design concept of "sailing towards the sky", has become a symbol of the cross-river skyscraper cluster.
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