Chongqing is a famous historic and cultural city with a history of 3,000 years.

A Tour in Chongqing, A Gain in Vision.

With a recorded history of over 3000 years, Chongqing is the birthplace of Ba-Yu Culture. It has undergone construction for four times and served as the capital of three dynasties.

In Chongqing, thee arliest human beings in China – Wushan People appeared in the early Paleolithic age 2.04 million years ago.

Chongqing, a famous historical and cultural city, has been a place of great  military importance and a port of crucial economic status since ancient times.

In the 11th century BC, the Ba State was established in Chongqing for about   800 years.Since Jialing River, known as “Yushui River” in ancient times, flows into the Yangtze River, Chongqing was called “Yu”for short.

In the 316 BC, QinState built Bajun City (today's Yuzhong District，Chongqing) after defeating the Ba State, which was deemed as the beginning of Chongqing in history. Qin Dynasty divided its territory into thirty-six counties including Ba  County.

In 1189，Zhao Dun (Emperor Guangzong of Song Dynasty) crowned the King of Gong and ascended the throne,and then set up "Chongqing Prefecture" here. At the end of the SongDynasty, the Mongol Army besieged the Diaoyu Town of Hechuan, Chongqing, which marked the starting of 36-year Diaoyu Town Defense War.

Mungo, the khan of Mongol Empire was hit by flying shrapnel and passed away during the war, which forced his commanders and brothers in Europe and Asia toreturn to their country and fight for leadership. The above event rewrote the situation of Eurasian battlefield.

In 1890, Chongqing was officially taken as a port.

In 1929, Chongqing was officially established as a municipality.

In November 1937,Chongqing became the capital of China in the wartime for eight years and five months, and underwent indiscriminate bombing by Japanese for five and a half years. Asa command center of the Far East Battleground in the Global War against Fascism. Chongqing encouraged its people to make great contribution to the victory of this war with their indomitable spirit and their flesh.

The Southern Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and the Office of the Eighth Route Army inHongyan Village, Chongqing upheld the anti-Japanese national united front and nurtured a valuable "Hongyan Spirit" in the arduous struggle.

On November 30,1949, Chongqing was liberated. It has successively been the seat of the Southwest Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, the municipality directly under the central government, one of the first batch of pilot cities for comprehensive economic reform in China, and the river-line cities to open to the outside world.

On March 14, 1997,it was established as a municipality directly under the central government after deliberation and approval by the Fifth Session of the 8th National People's Congress.On June 18, Chongqing Municipality was established officially.

Chongqing embracesa long-standing historical and cultural traditions and an outstanding humanistic spirit.

Chongqing culture,characterized by roughness, vigorousness, uprightness, passion, optimism and generousness, tenacity, courage and inclusiveness, add distinctive charm to each other with Shu Culture. Chongqing culture, serves as a vital component of Yangtze River civilization, is blooming in the large garden of Chinese culture and standing out in its own particular way.

Chongqing cultureis inclusive but also meticulous. To fully appreciate and enjoy Chongqing culture, you could always resort to the voluminous books which record her history, or go near her heritages and relics, or visit her landscapes (rivers,mountains, towns etc.) to experience her unique charm and custom.