Chongqing and WuLong

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P002 Chongqing, the largest of China

P004 Chongqing Great Hall of the People or Chongqing People

P005 ... the circular domed auditorium, a large hall for political meetings and cultural events, big red-tiered dome with a height of some 213 feet shaped and...

P008 Chongqing 重慶市, the leading port, transportation hub and commercial and industrial center of the upper Yangtze River basin; its main urban area known as Central...

P009 ... also known as the

P011 ... as early as the mid-Ming dynasty, workshops for spinning, weaving, silk reeling, and brewing were established in Chongqing and the old city was opened to...

P013 … as coal, iron and other resources were in such close proximity, considerable industrial development was undertaken by the communist government after 1949;...

P014 ... the central business district at the Liberation Monument in the old city, remaining as the most prosperous international trading and financial center of...

P015 真正的重慶毛肚火鍋出現於民國十五年(1926)前後。有兩個姓馬的回民兄弟，突發奇想，廉價收購不易售出的牛毛肚和血旺，在下宰房街開了一家小餐館。他們用牛油、辣椒、花椒等佐料熬成一鍋湯，將毛肚漂白洗淨，去梗，作為主要菜品，顧客來了，點一份毛肚，給一碟芝麻醬和蒜泥的調和，且燙且吃。據說，這就是重慶毛肚火鍋的起源和得名。抗戰時...

P019 轎子, 作為一種交通工具有著悠久的歷史。對於老百姓來說, 最熟悉的轎子, 莫過於辦喜事時的迎親花轎了。 花轎, 也叫喜轎, 又叫彩轎, 轎身造型一般為四方四角出檐寶塔頂，一尺六寸見方, 高六尺多, 寸和分也多與吉祥的 六 字相合。轎壁四周鑲有精製的花板, 其上一般刻有麒麟送子、龍鳳呈祥、八仙過海等具有美好寓意的圖案。

P020 據記載，最早的花轎迎親僅限於皇宮貴族, 而民間娶婦嫁女 坐花轎 則始於宋代。政府為彰顯對人才的重視，對考中的舉人、進士都要以轎迎接。因為結婚是人生的大喜事，人們便把結婚叫作小登科，認為和考取功名一樣光彩。因此，就是普通老百姓，也要讓新媳婦做上花轎“隆重”一下。

P024 Beichuan Railway 北川鐵路蒸汽機車, established in 1928, the first dedicated coal transportation line in Sichuan; 10-miles railway completed in March 1934 equipped with...

P026 抗戰爆發後，北川鐵路更名為 “天府煤礦專用鐵路”，1943年10月，為了打破日寇的經濟封鎖，天府煤礦技術人員在抗日戰爭的艱苦歲月裡，全部採用國產零部件，試製成功蒸汽小火車，被譽為 “開創了新中國機器製造之先猷”。 抗戰八年，蒸汽小火車為支持重慶鋼鐵，軍工生產作出了重要貢獻。