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Chongqing, a municipality of China, is called "Mountain City" for it is surrounded by miles of hills. It is always the stop-start point of Three Gorge Cruise. Spicy snack and hotpot here can well stir your taste buds.
- Air quality: ★★★★☆
- Foreigner-friendly degree: ★★★★☆
- Public security degree: ★★★★☆
- Hygienic degree: ★★★★☆
- Traffic jam degree: ★★★★☆
- Internationalization level: ★★★★☆
- Consumption level: ★★★★☆
- Language: Mandarin, Southwestern mandarin
- Best traveling season: Mar. May. Sep. to Nov.
- Tourist resources: landscape, culture
- Airport to downtown: 28 km
- Demographics: Han (99.1%), Miao (2%), Tujia (5%)
- Key words: hot, spicy, Yangtze River, Three Gorge Project, hotpot, beauties, Zhangfei Beef, Sichuan brocade.
Local Delicacies: Chongqing Hotpot (Chongqing Huoguo重庆火锅), Hot Spring Chicken (Quanshui Ji泉水鸡), Boiled Fish (Shuizhu Yu水煮鱼), Old Duck Soup (Laoya Tang老鸭汤), Pickled Cabbage Fish (Suancai Yu酸菜鱼), Chicken with Chilli Pepper (Lazi Ji辣子鸡), Hot and Sour Rice Noodles (Suanla Fen酸辣粉), Fried Chicken Giblets (Chao Jiza炒鸡杂).
Local Specialities: Old Sichuan Beef Jerky (Laosichuan Dengying Niurougan老四川灯影牛肉干), Baishiyi Salted Preserved Duck (Baishiyi Banya白市驿板鸭), Hot Pot Bottom Material (Huoguo Diliao火锅底料), Fuling Pickle (Fuling Zhacai涪陵榨菜), Yongchuan Lobster Sauce (Yongchuan Douchi永川豆豉), Hechuan Peach Slices (Hechuan Taopian合川桃片), Jiangjin Swelled Pastry Candy Rice (Jiangjin Yousu Mihuatang江津油酥米花糖), Yangjiao Dried Tofu (Yangjiao Dougan羊角豆干), Exotic Broad Bean (Guaiwei Hudou怪味胡豆), Dianjiang Bamboo Walking Stick (Dianjiang Zhushouzhang垫江竹手杖), Rongchang Technology Pottery (Rongchang Gongyitao荣昌工艺陶), Dazu Longshui Knife (Dazu Longshuidao大足龙水刀).
