Chongqing (municipality)

• urban area, comprising "Central Chongqing" (Yuzhong, Dadukou, Jiangbei, Shapingba, Jiulongpo, and Nan'an Districts) as well as Banan, Yubei, and Beibei Districts.
• District, famous for the Dazu Rock Carvings
• District

• 816 Nuclear Military Plant

  address: Baitao Town, Fuling District (涪陵区白涛镇)
  An immense underground facility that was intended to be used for the production of nuclear weapons. Construction began in 1966 and was almost completed at the time the project was cancelled in 1984. Since no plutonium or other radioactive materials were actually processed here, it is therefore safe for visitors. Unlike other nuclear sites in China, the 816 Nuclear Military Plant is open to both Chinese and foreign visitors.

• Baiheliang Underwater Museum

  phone: +86 23 85688882
  address: 185 Binjiang Avenue 2nd Section, Fuling District (涪陵区滨江大道二段185号)
  This museum preserves an important archaeological site on the Yangtze River, a rock outcrop known as Baiheliang (literally translated as White Crane Ridge), which was used from the Tang Dynasty onward to record the river's water levels, but which is now fully submerged due to the completion of the Three Gorges Dam.

• Dafo Temple

  phone: +86 23-4455296
  address: Zitong Subdistrict, Tongnan District (潼南区梓潼街道)
  About 108 kilometres northwest of central Chongqing is the district of Tongnan. Just north of the downtown area on the Fuijiang River is the Dafo Temple. It is 30 min outside the downtown area along the winding river banks. The highlight is a large 18-m high Buddha carved into the rock. Tourists are a rare occurrence at the temple and in this town you will be greeted with great interest and excitement on the part of the locals as is common in rural China.

• Fengdu Ghost Town

  phone: +86 23-70613323
  address: Mingshan Subdistrict, Fengdu County (丰都县名山街道)
  Fengdu's county seat is a river town on the banks of the Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River, about two hours by bus or one hour by train from Chongqing City. Across the river from the town is the Ghost Town which can be reached by ferry. Highlights include the authentic Buddhist Temple on Mt. Ming.

• Jinfo Mountain

  address: Nancheng Sub-District, Nanchuan District (南川区南城街道)
  Large scenic mountain that is part of the South China Karst World Heritage Site and also a popular skiing destination.

• Qixia Temple

  phone: +86 23 55128228
  address: Yunyang County (云阳县)
  The original name of this temple was Yunsheng Palace (云升宫). It is 5 km northwest of Yunyang Town. It was built in the Han Dynasty, but repaired many times in the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

• Three Natural Bridges

  phone: +86 23 77721248
  A series of natural limestone bridges in Xiannüshan Town (仙女山镇), Wulong County. They lie within the Wulong Karst National Geology Park, itself a part of the South China Karst-Wulong Karst UNESCO World Heritage Site. In Chinese, the bridges are all named after dragons, namely the Tianglong (天龙桥, Sky Dragon), Qinglong (Azure Dragon) and Heilong (黑龙桥, Black Dragon) bridges.

• Wanzhou Grand Falls

  address: Ganning Town, Wanzhou District (万州区甘宁镇)
  In the middle of Wanzhou District. Formerly known as Qinglong Falls (青龙瀑布), the waterfall has a width of 115m and a height of 64.5m. Because it is wider than Guizhou's Huangguoshu Waterfall, Chinese people call it the No. 1 waterfall in Asia. The waterfall flows year-round. Behind the waterfall, there are two natural grottos.

Chongqing is one of the four municipalities in China, the largest cities that are not part of a province but report directly to the national government; it is the only municipality not located on the east coast, (the others are Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin).
While administered separately since 1997, it is historically and culturally part of Southeast Sichuan and shares the same love for hot and spicy food dishes.
Neighbouring provinces: Hubei (East), Hunan (East), Guizhou (South), Sichuan (West), Shaanxi (North)
Located on the edge of the Yungui Plateau, and surrounded by small green capped mountains, Chongqing City is intersected by the Jialing River and the upper reaches of the Yangtze. The municipality includes Daba Shan in the North, Wu Shan in the East, Wuling Shan in the Southeast, and Dalou Mountain to the South.