Chongqing Overview provides a glimpse of the city of Chongqing, presenting overall information on its location, city attractions and some basic statistics.

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Chongqing resides in the southwest of China and it is a city of long history. See here for an complete introduction of the history and present condition of Chongqing.

Chongqing is wedged between 2 rivers, the Chang Jiang and the Jialing Jiang, which meet at a point to the east of the city. It contains mainly hills in the northwest and central parts, while the Dabashan and Wulingshan Mountains are located in the southeast. It is often called the "Mountain City" and the "River City" for its wonderful scenery, and thus has a lot of sites of interest.

As a city with long history, Chongqing is also noted for its unique culture.

Chongqing's number one specialty is huoguo, which means (hot or fire pot). The wait staff will bring out a platter of raw meat and uncooked vegetables to be cooked in a fondue-like fashion in the pot of hot and spicy oil placed in the middle of the table. The night markets at Chongqing also have been reported to be very tasty. Chongqing is also great for Sichuan cuisine, like Zhang tea cooked duck, steamed carp, marinated beef, and bean curd. While the best restaurant in town is reported by Lonely Planet to be Lao Sichuan Fandian, they also recommend the Zuorong lu which has many large sit-down restaurants.