Chongqing

American

[chawng-ching] / ˈtʃɔŋˈtʃɪŋ /

(Older Spelling) Chungking

noun

Pinyin.

a city in southeastern Sichuan province, in southern central China, on the Chang Jiang: provisional capital of China 1937–46.

Chongqing British

/ ˈtʃʊŋˈtʃɪŋ /

noun

Former name: Pahsien. a river port in SW China, capital of Chongqing municipality (traditionally in Sichuan province) at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers: site of a city since the 3rd millennium _bc ; wartime capital of China (1938–45); major trade centre for W China. Pop: 4 975 000 (2005 est)

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Chongqing Cultural

City in south-central China on the Yangtze River; commercial center for western China, commanding a large river trade.

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Chongqing - a humid southwestern metropolis which once made global headlines for a corruption scandal and murder - turned popular and cool.

From BBC

Last spring, at an outdoor market in Chongqing, China, I browsed stalls heaped with dried red chiles and steaming sweet cakes.

From The Wall Street Journal

"To click, I use a flex sensor attached to my toe," said Li from his home in Shiping village, near the southwestern city of Chongqing.

From Barron's

In rural Sichuan and Chongqing, large community meals are an important part of culture, featuring twice-cooked pork, steamed ribs, soup and homemade liquor.

From BBC

On a recent Saturday in Chongqing’s People’s Park, parents held out the printed or handwritten profiles of their children for passersby.

From The Wall Street Journal

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