Chungking

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Chungking (now commonly spelled Chongqing) is a major city in southwest China that served as the wartime capital during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
administrativeStatus provincial-level municipality
alternativeName Chongqing
climate humid subtropical climate
connectedBy Yangtze River shipping routes
expressway network
national railway network
country China
directlyAdministeredBy Central government of China
duringConflict Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II
famousDish Chongqing hot pot
governingBody Chongqing Municipal People’s Government
hasAirport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
hasMajorPort Chongqing Port
linked to: Port of Chongqing
hasNickname Fog City
Mountain City
hasSubProvincialStatus yes
hasUNESCOStatus part of World Heritage site Dazu Rock Carvings (in municipality)
historicalName Jiangzhou
linked to: Langzhong

Yuzhou
historicalRegion Sichuan region
linked to: Sichuan Province
historicalRole base for Chinese resistance against Japan
major wartime logistics center
isOneOf Four direct-controlled municipalities of China
isProvincialCapital yes
knownFor foggy weather
hot and spicy cuisine
industrial base
mountainous terrain
river port
language Southwestern Mandarin
locatedIn Southwest China
locatedOnRiver Jialing River
Yangtze River
partOf People’s Republic of China
linked to: China
romanization Wade–Giles
separatedFrom Sichuan Province
separationYear 1997
servedAs wartime capital of China
servedAsCapitalOf Republic of China
strategicImportance gateway to the southwest interior of China
timePeriodAsWartimeCapital 1937–1946
timezone China Standard Time
transportHubFor Southwest China
utcOffset +8
wasBombedBy Imperial Japanese Air Force

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