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A province in central and eastern China, with famous attractions such as Huangshan Mountain and Huizhou Ancient Village.

The capital of China, with rich historical and cultural heritage and modern urban style.

Chongqing City, referred to as "Yu", also known as Mountain City and River City, is a municipality directly under the Central Government of the People's Republic of China and a megacity, a national central city, [1] [247] an important central city in China approved by the State Council, a national historical and cultural city and an international comprehensive transportation hub city. It is a national advanced manufacturing base, a western science and technology innovation center and a gateway to the outside world, and a shipping center in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. [1] It is a financial center in the west, [240] [246] [248] an international consumer center city, [239] it has 38 districts and counties under its jurisdiction, [163] with a total area of ​​82,400 square kilometers, [28] by the end of 2024, Chongqing's permanent population will be 31.9047 million. [259] Chongqing is located in southwest China. It is the only city in China that has a national logistics hub with five types of services: water, land, air, production services, and commercial services. [2] It plays a supporting role in the development of the western region, a driving role in the Belt and Road Initiative, and a demonstration role in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. [3-4] It has the world cultural heritage Dazu Rock Carvings, the world natural heritage Wulong Karst, and the Nanchuan Jinfo Mountain. Chongqing is the birthplace of Bayu culture and has a history of more than 3,000 years. [144] It has been called "Natural Chongqing" since ancient times. [156] Emperor Guangzong of Song Dynasty first named him Prince Gong and then ascended the throne. He promoted Gongzhou to Chongqing Prefecture, hence the name. The Xia Shang Ba Kingdom established its capital here. [145] The Great Xia Kingdom was established here in the late Yuan Dynasty. [195] Chongqing was opened as a port in the late Qing Dynasty and the National Government moved its capital to Chongqing, making Chongqing the political, military, economic and cultural center of the rear area of ​​modern China and the birthplace of the Red Rock Spirit. [144] In the early days of the People's Republic of China, it was the seat of the Southwest Region and a municipality directly under the Central Government. In 1997, it was restored to a municipality directly under the Central Government. Chongqing is a model of mountainous cities in China, [144] the world's hot spring capital, [196] the Chinese hot pot capital. [197] It is the seat of the Chengdu-Chongqing Financial Court, [191] the first departure city of the China-Europe Express, [192] and by 2022, it has gathered 964 R&D platforms of various types; [193-194] there are 73 universities in Chongqing. [31] In 2024, Chongqing's GDP will reach 3,219.315 billion yuan, an increase of 5.7% over the previous year.

A province in southeastern China with unique Minnan culture and rich marine resources.

A coastal province in southern China, with a developed economy and a frontier region for reform and opening up.

A province in southwestern China, famous for its karst landforms and colorful ethnic minority cultures.

China's southernmost province is a tropical island resort.

A province surrounding Beijing and Tianjin, rich in history, culture and natural landscape.

China's northernmost province, with rich forest resources and snow and ice landscapes.

A province in central China, it is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization and has rich historical and cultural heritage.

A province in central China, it has famous attractions and cities such as the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and Wuhan.

A province in south-central China, Mao Zedong's hometown, famous for Hunan cuisine and Zhangjiajie scenic area.

A coastal province in eastern China with a developed economy and world cultural heritage sites such as Suzhou Gardens.

A province in northeast China. It is an important industrial base and port city cluster.

A province in northwestern China, an important birthplace of Chinese civilization, with world cultural heritage sites such as the Terracotta Warriors.

The eastern coastal province of China, the hometown of Confucius, has rich cultural heritage and natural resources.

China's largest economic center and international metropolis, integrating Eastern and Western cultures.

China's southwestern province is famous for its Sichuan cuisine, giant pandas and rich natural scenery.

An important port city and industrial base in northern China, with a unique colonial architectural style.

A province in southwestern China, famous for its rich biodiversity and colorful ethnic minority cultures.

A coastal province in eastern China with a developed economy and world cultural heritage sites such as West Lake.

An autonomous region in southern China, famous for its Guilin landscape and ethnic minority culture.

A province in southeastern China with famous attractions such as Mount Lushan and Mount Sanqingshan and rich porcelain culture.

One of the important birthplaces of ancient Chinese civilization, it has rich historical relics and coal resources.

A province in northwestern China, an important channel of the ancient Silk Road, with world cultural heritage sites such as the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang.

A special administrative region in southern China, it is an international financial center and shopping paradise.

An autonomous region in northern China, famous for its vast grasslands, deserts and Mongolian culture.

A province in northeastern China, famous for its snow tourism and automobile industry.

Special administrative region in southern China known for its gaming industry and Portuguese colonial architecture.

An autonomous region in northwestern China, famous for its Hui culture and wine industry.

A province in northwestern China, with natural landscapes such as Qinghai Lake and rich Tibetan culture.

A province in southeastern China, rich in natural landscapes and unique culture.

An autonomous region in southwestern China, famous for its plateau scenery and Tibetan Buddhist culture.

China's largest autonomous region, with magnificent natural scenery and rich ethnic culture.