Sunday, 28 April 2019
The Chongqing municipality is about the size of Austria and has the largest population of the four municipalities in China, about 34 million. The city itself has a mere 19 million inhabitants, is quite hilly, and has a large industrial base.
The Chongqing municipality is about the size of Austria and has the largest population of the four municipalities in China, about 34 million. The city itself has a mere 19 million inhabitants, is quite hilly, and has a large industrial base.
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| One of many bridges over the rivers in Chongqing. |
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| The view from our hotel room showed a modernizing city of high-rises. |
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| Our hotel was near the central business district ("CBD"), so we had an evening walk to check out the area. The clocktower is the "Liberation Monument" that commemorates the defeat of Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang by the Communist Red Army. |
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| The illuminated top of a skyscraper that is reminiscent of the Chrysler Building in New York. |
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| More illuminated buildings. |
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| We were staying at the JW Marriott. |
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| It wasn't all luxury goods. This produce shop was selling the notorious durian fruit. |
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