Visit Chongqing

Chongqing    is   located on upper    reaches of the    Changjiang   in Southwestern   China ，at 105 degree and 11minute to 110degree   and 11minute    E    and   28degree and   10minute to 32degree and 13minute N.   It   cover an area of 82000square kilometers    and   touches the neighboring   provinces    including Hubei、Hunan、Huizhou、Sichuan   and    Shanxi.
        Chongqing   is   a word   famous as a   city of mountains，The    physical   features   in   downtown Chongqing    is   up and down，third dimension    better。
         The main   districts   in Chongqing    are   located   along   the Changjiang   River，With   countless   hills and low   mountains，Chongqing's   average   elevation   is 400   meters。
Leaning north   to south towards the   Changjiang
River   valley，Chongqing   features    a   karst    landform，and   have many    caves,   hot   springs,gorges,and mountain   passes.
         Downtown is    located   juncture   of the river of Changjiang and jialing，hemmed   in by   mountains   on three sides，with   rivers   passing through.Hence its name   a   city of mountains and   river ，The city is most   attractive   at night。
As   night falls, People   can get a panoramic   view   of    the   whole   city。

Climate

Chongqing is one of the cities enjoying less hours of sunshine in China. The average sunshine is 1,259.5 hours a year. The average sunshine is 230 hours in July and August, while that belows 150 hours in other months. Chongqing is located on the sub-tropical area on the northern globe. The temperature in the early spring is unstable; The summer is long, hot, and dry; The autumn is rainy; The winter is foggy with less snow.

The mean annual temperature in Chongqing is 18℃. January is the coldest season, at an average of 7℃, and the lowest is 3.8℃. July and August is the hottest season. The mean temperature is 17℃-38℃. The highest is 43.8℃. Chongqing is thus known as one of the three "ovens," together with Wuhan and Nanjing, in the Changjiang River region in China.

It is rainy in summer and autumn. The annual rainfall is 1,000 - 1,100mm. Rain comes mostly at night, drawing a special picture of the city of mountains. The rainy night views often aroused the inspiration of poets of past dynasties. Chongqing is also known as the City of Fog. It is foggy in the late autumn and the early spring. An average of 68 days a year are foggy in Chongqing, during which time the city is covered by fog.