Editing Chongqing (section)

==Culture==
{{main|Bashu culture}}

===Language===
{{Main|Sichuanese Mandarin}}
[[File:Zhongshan Ancient Town, Jiangjin, Chongqing.jpg|thumb|right|Zhongshan Ancient Town, [[Jiangjin]], Chongqing]]
The language native to Chongqing is [[Southwestern Mandarin]]. More precisely, the great majority of the municipality, save for [[Xiushan]], speak [[Sichuanese Mandarin|Sichuanese]], including the primary [[Chengdu-Chongqing dialect]] and [[Minjiang dialect]] spoken in [[Jiangjin]] and [[Qijiang]].<ref>{{cite book |author= 翟时雨 (Ruo Shiyu) |script-title=zh:《汉语方言学》 |trans-title=The Study of Chinese Languages|year=2003 |publisher=Southwest China Normal University Press (西南师范大学出版社) |chapter ={{lang|zh-hans|中篇第四节：四川话的分区}} (The divisions of the Sichuan dialect) |isbn=978-7-5621-2942-4 | language = zh-hans}}</ref> There are also a few speakers of [[Xiang Chinese|Xiang]] and [[Hakka Chinese|Hakka]] in the municipality, due to the great immigration wave to the Sichuan region <!--Huguang Filled Sichuan--><!--Chinglish translation-->({{lang|zh-hant|湖廣填川}}) during the [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] and [[Qing dynasty|Qing dynasties]]. In addition, in parts of southeastern Chongqing, the [[Miao languages|Miao]] and [[Tujia language]]s are also used by some [[Miao people|Miao]] and [[Tujia people]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aluzhou.com/custom/detail.asp?ID=127|script-title=zh:苗族：特色苗语 |trans-title=The Miao People: Characteristics of the Miao language |access-date=31 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707121221/http://www.aluzhou.com/custom/detail.asp?ID=127|archive-date=7 July 2011}}</ref>

===Tourism===
[[File:Chongqing Grand Theatre 01.jpg|thumb|[[Chongqing Grand Theatre|Chongqing Grand Theater]]]]
[[File:ChongqingMartyrsCemetery.jpg|thumb|left|Martyrs' Cemetery]]
[[File:Chongqing_Art_Museum_Night.jpg|thumb|left|[[Chongqing Art Museum]]]]
{{See also|Twelve Views of Bayu}}
As the provisional Capital of China for almost ten years (1937 to 1945), the city was also known as one of the three headquarters of the Allies during [[World War II]], as well as being a strategic center of many other wars throughout China's history. Chongqing has many historic war-time buildings or sites, some of which have since been destroyed. These sites include the People's Liberation Monument, located in the center of Chongqing city. It used to be the highest building in the area, but is now surrounded and dwarfed by numerous [[shopping center]]s. Originally named the ''Monument for the Victory over Axis Armies'', it is the only building in China for that purpose.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chongqingwomen.com/peoples-liberation-monument.html |title=People's Liberation Monument |publisher=Chongqingwomen.com |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213051628/http://chongqingwomen.com/peoples-liberation-monument.html |archive-date=13 December 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref> Today, the monument serves as a symbol for the city. The [[General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum]], dedicated to [[Joseph Stilwell|General "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell]], a World War II general.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/chongqing/stilwell.htm |title=General Joseph Stilwell Museum |publisher=Travelchinaguide.com |date=17 May 1944 |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415152451/http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/chongqing/stilwell.htm |archive-date=15 April 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref> the air force cemetery in the Nanshan area, in memory of those air force personnel killed during the [[Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)|Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)]], and the [[Red Rock Village Museum]], a diplomatic site for the [[Chinese Communist Party|Communist Party]] in Chongqing led by [[Zhou Enlai]] during [[World War II]], and Guiyuan, Cassia Garden, where [[Mao Zedong]] signed the "Double 10 (10 October) Peace Agreement" with the [[Kuomintang]] in 1945.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beijingfeeling.com/chongqing-travel/chongqing-tourist-attractions/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623054516/http://www.beijingfeeling.com/chongqing-travel/chongqing-tourist-attractions/ |archive-date=23 June 2011 |title=Red Rock Village Museum |publisher=Beijingfeeling.com |date=15 September 2013 |access-date=10 December 2013  }}</ref>
[[File:31487-Chongqing (30850455817).jpg|thumb|upright|The Hongya Cave (Hongya-dong) traditional [[Twelve Views of Bayu|Bayu]]-style stilted houses at [[Jiefangbei CBD]]]]
[[File:Fishingtown.jpg|thumb|upright|The steep path up to the front gate of [[Fishing Town]]]]
[[File:Cqk01.jpg|thumb|upright|Ciqikou ancient road in Shapingba District]]
* The [[Baiheliang Underwater Museum]], China's first underwater museum,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinahush.com/2009/05/21/chongqing-the-first-underwater-museum-in-china-has-been-built-and-opened/ |title=Chongqing: The First Underwater Museum in China has Been Built and Opened |publisher=Chinahush |date=21 May 2009 |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728140258/http://www.chinahush.com/2009/05/21/chongqing-the-first-underwater-museum-in-china-has-been-built-and-opened/ |archive-date=28 July 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
* The Memorial of Great Tunnel Massacre, a former air-raid shelter where a major massacre occurred during World War II.
* The [[Great Hall of the People (Chongqing)|Great Hall of the People]] in Chongqing is based on the [[Great Hall of the People]] in Beijing. This is one of the largest public assembly buildings in China which, though built in modern times, emulates traditional architectural styles. It is adjacent to the densely populated and hilly central district, with narrow streets and pedestrian only walkways,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.placesonline.com/asia/china/chongqing/photo_detail.asp?filename=13154_chongqing_great_hall_of_the_people |title=Great Hall of the People |publisher=Placesonline.com |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213112256/http://www.placesonline.com/asia/china/chongqing/photo_detail.asp?filename=13154_chongqing_great_hall_of_the_people |archive-date=13 December 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
* The large domed [[Three Gorges Museum]] presents the history, culture, and environment of the Three Gorges area and Chongqing.
* [[Chongqing Art Museum]] is known for striking architecture.
* [[Chongqing Science and Technology Museum]] has an [[IMAX]] [[Theater (structure)|theater]].
* Luohan Si, a [[Ming dynasty]] temple,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fodors.com/world/asia/china/sichuan-and-chongqing/review-434671.html |title=Luohan Si |publisher=Fodors.com |date=28 May 2013 |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528054943/http://www.fodors.com/world/asia/china/sichuan-and-chongqing/review-434671.html |archive-date=28 May 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
* [[Huangguan Escalator]], the second longest escalator in Asia.
* Former sites for embassies of major countries during the 1940s. As the capital at that time, Chongqing had many residential and other buildings for these officials.<ref>{{cite web |author=www.chinaeducenter.com |url=http://www.chinaeducenter.com/en/life/embassylistchongqing.php |title=Embassies List |publisher=Chinaeducenter.com |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428215800/http://www.chinaeducenter.com/en/life/embassylistchongqing.php |archive-date=28 April 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
* [[Wuxi County]], noted as a major tourism area of Chongqing,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.51766.com/detail/city_detail.jsp?prov_id=1006656 |title=Wuxi County |publisher=English.51766.com |access-date=10 December 2013  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116005947/http://english.51766.com/detail/city_detail.jsp?prov_id=1006656 |archive-date=16 January 2013  }}</ref>
* The [[Dazu Rock Carvings]], in Dazu county, are a series of Chinese religious sculptures and carvings, dating back as far as the 7th century A.D., depicting and influenced by [[Buddhism|Buddhist]], [[Confucianism|Confucian]] and [[Taoism|Taoist]] beliefs. Listed as a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]], the Dazu Rock Carvings are made up of 75 protected sites containing some 50,000 statues, with over 100,000 Chinese characters forming inscriptions and epigraphs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/kuaixun/75136.htm |title=Dazu Rock Carvings |publisher=China.org.cn |date=12 September 2003 |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526152439/http://www.china.org.cn/english/kuaixun/75136.htm |archive-date=26 May 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
* The [[Three Natural Bridges]] and [[Furong Cave]] in [[Wulong Karst|Wulong Karst National Geology Park]], [[Wulong County]] are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the [[South China Karst]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naturalarches.org/gallery-china3bridges.htm|title=China: Three Natural Bridges National Geopark|publisher=Naturalarches.org|access-date=10 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609184026/http://www.naturalarches.org/gallery-china3bridges.htm|archive-date=9 June 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gxnu.edu.cn/KDL/Cave/furong.htm |title=Furong Cave |publisher=Gxnu.edu.cn |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082311/http://www.gxnu.edu.cn/KDL/Cave/furong.htm |archive-date=6 October 2014 }}</ref>
* [[Ciqikou, Chongqing|Ciqikou]] is a 1000-year-old town in the [[Shapingba District]] of Chongqing. It is also known as "Little Chongqing". The town, located next to the lower reaches of the [[Jialing River]], was at one time an important source of china-ware and used to be a busy commercial dock during the Ming and [[Qing dynasty|Qing dynasties]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.seattlechinesegarden.org/2012/03/ciqikou-delegation-visits-old-town.html |title=Ciqkou |publisher=Blog.seattlechinesegarden.org |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214170704/http://blog.seattlechinesegarden.org/2012/03/ciqikou-delegation-visits-old-town.html |archive-date=14 December 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
* [[Fishing Town]] or Fishing City is one of the three great ancient battlefields of China. It is noted for its resistance to the [[Mongol]] armies during the Southern [[Song dynasty]] (1127–1279) and the location where the Mongol leader [[Möngke Khan]] died in 1259,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chongqingwomen.com/fishing-town.html |title=Fishing Town |publisher=Chongqingwomen.com |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213051631/http://chongqingwomen.com/fishing-town.html |archive-date=13 December 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
* [[Xueyu Cave]] in [[Fengdu County]] is the only example of a pure white, jade-like [[karst]] cave in China,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.luopan.com/t/en_US/400000L000023.html|title=Xueyu Cave [Chongqing]|publisher=Luopan ChinaHotelSearch|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018175327/http://www.luopan.com/t/en_US/400000L000023.html |archive-date=18 October 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Fengdu Ghost City]] in [[Fengdu County]] is the Gate of the Hell in traditional Chinese literature and culture.
* [[Snowy Jade Cave]], see Xueyu Cave (above).
* [[Baidi Cheng]], a peninsula in Yangtze River, known due to a famous poem by [[Li Bai]].
* The [[Chongqing Zoo]], a [[zoo]] that exhibits many rare species including the [[giant panda]], the extremely rare [[South China tiger]], and the [[African elephant]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.travelchinaguide.com/picture/chongqing/zoo.htm |title=Chongqing Zoo Profile and Pictures |publisher=Travelchinaguide.com |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415071506/http://www.travelchinaguide.com/picture/chongqing/zoo.htm |archive-date=15 April 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
* [[Chongqing Amusement Park]].
* [[Chongqing Grand Theatre|Chongqing Grand Theater]], a [[performing arts center]].
* [[Foreigners' Street]] was an amusement park, including the [[Porcelain Palace]], the world's largest toilet. Also the location of the abortive [[Love Land (China)|Love Land]] development in 2009.
* The Black Mountain Valley (''Heishangu'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/chongqing/black-mountain-valley.htm |title=Black Mountain Valley |publisher=Travelchinaguide.com |access-date=26 November 2017}}</ref>
* [[Hongya Cave]] (aka Hongya Dong), a pier stilt house fortress that served as one of the 17 city gates of Ancient Chongqing is a popular tourist attraction for its architecture.

===Cuisine===
Chongqing food is part of [[Sichuan]] cuisine. Chongqing is known for its spicy food. Its food is normally considered numbing because of the use of [[Sichuan pepper]], also known as Sichuan peppercorn, containing [[hydroxy alpha sanshool]]. Chongqing's [[Jiefangbei CBD|city center]] has many restaurants and food stalls where meals often cost less than [[Renminbi|RMB]]10. Local specialties here include [[dumpling]]s and [[Pickling|pickled vegetables]] and, different from many other Chinese cuisines, Chongqing dishes are suitable for the solo diner as they are often served in small individual sized portions.<ref>{{cite web |author=SinoHotelGuide.com|url=http://www.sinohotelguide.com/chongqing/tour/cuisine.html |title=Chongqing Dining Overlook |language=nl |publisher=Sinohotelguide.com |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510192457/http://www.sinohotelguide.com/chongqing/tour/cuisine.html |archive-date=10 May 2010|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Among the delicacies and local specialties are these dishes:
[[File:Red House hot pot Chongqing.jpg|thumb|left|Typical Chongqing hot pot served with minced shrimp, tripes, pork aorta, goose intestine, and kidney slices]]
[[File:豌杂面.jpg|thumb|right|Chongqing Xiao mian with peas and spicy bean paste]]
* [[Chongqing hot pot]]– Chongqing's local culinary specialty which was originally from Northern China. Tables in [[hot pot]] restaurants usually have a central pot, where food ordered by the customers is boiled in a spicy broth, items such as beef, pork, [[tripe]], [[kidney]] slices, pork aorta and goose intestine are often consumed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/chongqing/dining1.htm |title=Chongqing Hot Pot & Dining Guide|publisher=Travelchinaguide.com |access-date=10 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802003115/http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/chongqing/dining1.htm |archive-date=2 August 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Chongqing noodles|Chongqing Xiao Mian]] – a common [[lamian]] noodle dish tossed with [[chili oil]] and rich mixtures of spices and ingredients
* Jiangtuan fish – since Chongqing is located along [[Jialing River]], visitors have a good opportunity to sample varieties of [[Aquaculture|aquatic]] products. Among them, is a fish local to the region, Jiangtuan fish: ''[[Hypophthalmichthys nobilis]]'' although more commonly known as bighead [[carp]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=551 |title=Bighead Carp, or Jiangtuan Fish |publisher=Nas.er.usgs.gov |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803224256/https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=551 |archive-date=3 August 2017 |url-status=live  }}</ref> The fish is often served steamed or baked.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinatravelcompass.com/chonqing/dinning/qianzhang.html |title=Jiangtuan Fish |publisher=Chinatravelcompass.com |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008171401/http://chinatravelcompass.com/chonqing/dinning/qianzhang.html |archive-date=8 October 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref> Wanzhou district is famous for baking Jiangtuan fish.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yang |first=Shihan |date=2021-06-24 |title=Wanzhou Grilled Fish, Sees an Annual Output Value of Tens of Billions |url=https://www.ichongqing.info/2021/06/24/wanzhou-grilled-fish-sees-an-annual-output-value-of-tens-of-billions/|website=iChongqing |language=en |archive-date=4 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204162154/https://www.ichongqing.info/2021/06/24/wanzhou-grilled-fish-sees-an-annual-output-value-of-tens-of-billions/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:La Zi Ji (Chicken with Chiles) (2269517013).jpg|thumb|right|Laziji is famous for its crispy texture.]]

* Suan La Fen (Sour and Spicy Sweet-Potato Noodles) – Thick, transparent noodles of rubbery texture in a spicy vinegar soup.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sour and Spicy Sweet-Potato Noodles (Suan La Fen) and a Spicy Girl Graduates|url=https://blog.themalamarket.com/sour-and-spicy-sweet-potato-noodles-suan-la-fen-and-a-spicy-girl-graduates/|last=Holliday|first=Taylor|date=20 July 2019|website=The Mala Market|language=en-US|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=28 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728132640/https://blog.themalamarket.com/sour-and-spicy-sweet-potato-noodles-suan-la-fen-and-a-spicy-girl-graduates/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Laziji|Lazi Ji]] (Spicy Chicken) – A stir-fried dish consists of marinated then deep-fried pieces of chicken, dried Sichuan [[chili peppers]], Sichuan peppercorns, garlic, and ginger,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dunlop|first1=Fuchsia|title=Recipe: Firecracker poussin with chillies|url=https://www.ft.com/content/a1095668-7d7a-11e3-a48f-00144feabdc0#axzz2qgEgwxwU|website=Financial Times|date=17 January 2014|access-date=7 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925013308/https://www.ft.com/content/a1095668-7d7a-11e3-a48f-00144feabdc0#axzz2qgEgwxwU|archive-date=25 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> originated near [[Geleshan]] in Chongqing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/eat/chopstick-challenge-la-zi-ji-338888 |title=The search for the best la zi ji in Shanghai |first=Katya |last=Knyazeva |date=26 January 2010 |website=[[CNN]] |access-date=12 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710182652/http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/eat/chopstick-challenge-la-zi-ji-338888 |archive-date=10 July 2012 }}</ref>
* Quanshui Ji (Spring Water Chicken) – Quanshui Ji is cooked with the natural spring water in the [[Southern Mountain of Chongqing]].
* Pork leg cooked with rock sugar – A common household dish of Chongqing, the tender, reddish finished dish, has been described as having strong and sweet aftertaste.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinatourguide.com/chongqing/chongqing_dining.html |title=Chongqing Dining, Dining in Chongqing, Chongqing cuisine, Chongqing Food, Chongqing restaurants |publisher=Chinatourguide.com |access-date=26 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621123225/http://www.chinatourguide.com/chongqing/chongqing_dining.html |archive-date=21 June 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
* Qianzhang (skimmed soy bean cream) – Qianzhang is the [[cream]] skimmed from [[soybean]] milk. In order to create this, several steps must be followed very carefully. First, soybeans are soaked in water, ground, strained, boiled, restrained several times and spread over [[gauze]] until delicate, snow-white cream is formed. The paste can also be hardened, cut into slivers and seasoned with [[sesame oil]], garlic and [[chili oil]]. Another variation is to bake the cream and fry it with [[bacon]], which is described as soft and sweet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinatourguide.com/chongqing/chongqing_dining.html |title=Qianzhang |publisher=Chinatourguide.com |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621123225/http://www.chinatourguide.com/chongqing/chongqing_dining.html |archive-date=21 June 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
* [[Fish with pickled mustard greens]] – a dish originating from Chongqing<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anna |date=2020-01-30 |title=Dish of the Day: Suan Cai Yu (Sichuan Fish with Pickled Greens) {{!}} foodpanda Magazine MY |url=https://magazine.foodpanda.my/dish-of-the-day-suan-cai-yu-sichuan-fish-with-pickled-greens/#:~:text='Suan%20Cai%20Yu'%20is%20a,Sichuan%20style%20restaurants%20in%20China |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=foodpanda MY Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=14 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914203708/https://magazine.foodpanda.my/dish-of-the-day-suan-cai-yu-sichuan-fish-with-pickled-greens/#:~:text='Suan%20Cai%20Yu'%20is%20a,Sichuan%20style%20restaurants%20in%20China |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Media===
The [[Chongqing People's Broadcast Station]] is Chongqing's largest radio station.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_23654.htm |title=Chinese radio stations |publisher=Chinaculture.org |date=24 September 2003 |access-date=10 December 2013  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222213553/http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_23654.htm |archive-date=22 December 2013  }}</ref> The only municipal-level TV network is [[Chongqing TV]], claimed to be the 4th largest television station in China.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bandurski |first=David |url=http://cmp.hku.hk/2011/06/01/12940/ |title=Chongqing's TV revolution |publisher=Cmp.hku.hk |date=1 June 2011 |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602141745/http://cmp.hku.hk/2011/06/01/12940/ |archive-date=2 June 2011 }}</ref> Chongqing TV broadcasts many local-oriented channels, and can be viewed on many TV sets throughout China.

===Sports and recreation===
====Basketball====
[[Chongqing Soaring Dragons]] became the 20th team playing in [[Chinese Basketball Association]] in 2013. They play at Datianwan Arena, in the same sporting complex as [[Datianwan Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebeijinger.com/events/2014/nov/watch-beijing-ducks-home-game-against-chongqing-soaring-dragons |title=Beijing Events &#124; the Beijinger |access-date=6 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814182508/http://www.thebeijinger.com/events/2014/nov/watch-beijing-ducks-home-game-against-chongqing-soaring-dragons |archive-date=14 August 2016  }} Beijing Ducks vs. Chongqing</ref> The team moved to Beijing in 2015 and is currently known as [[Beijing Royal Fighters]].

====Soccer====
Professional soccer teams in Chongqing include:
* [[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic]], ''folded''
* [[Chongqing F.C.]], ''folded''

Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic was a professional Chinese soccer club that played in the [[Chinese Super League]]. They were owned by the Chongqing-based [[Lifan Group]], which manufactures motorcycles, [[car]]s and spare parts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.china.org.cn/archive/2004-01/08/content_1084245.htm |title=Lifan Group buys Chongqing soccer team |publisher=China.org.cn |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511052529/http://www.china.org.cn/archive/2004-01/08/content_1084245.htm |archive-date=11 May 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref> Originally called ''Qianwei (Vanguard) Wuhan'', the club formed in 1995 to take part in the recently developed, fully professional [[Chinese football league system|Chinese Soccer League]]. They would quickly rise to top tier of the system and experience their greatest achievement in winning the 2000 [[Chinese FA Cup]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinacup00.html |title=2000 Chinese FA Cup |publisher=Rsssf.com |date=8 March 2007 |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516224248/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/chinacup00.html |archive-date=16 May 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref> and coming in fourth within the league. However, since then they have struggled to replicate the same success, and have twice been relegated from the top tier.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/china-pr/chongqing-qiche/ |title=Chongqing Lifan F.C |publisher=Soccerway.com |date=9 January 2013 |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503012205/http://int.soccerway.com/teams/china-pr/chongqing-qiche/ |archive-date=3 May 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

Chongqing FC was a soccer club located in the city that competed in [[China League One]], the country's second-tier soccer division, before being relegated to the [[China League Two]], and dissolved due to a resultant lack of funds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20131222/n392181262.shtml |title=重庆Fc宣布解散球员自寻下家 传解散因资金匮乏-搜狐体育 |access-date=6 July 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062548/http://sports.sohu.com/20131222/n392181262.shtml |archive-date=4 March 2016}} Chongqing FC folds</ref>

====Sport venues====
Sport venues in Chongqing include:
* The [[Chongqing Olympic Sports Center]] is a multipurpose stadium. It is currently used mostly for soccer matches, as it has a grass surface, and can hold 58,680. It was built in 2002 and was one of main venues for the [[2004 AFC Asian Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cqolympic.org/ |title=重庆市奥林匹克体育中心 重庆奥体中心 |access-date=6 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606052130/http://www.cqolympic.org/ |archive-date=6 June 2012  }} Official Site</ref>
* [[Yanghe Stadium]] is a multiuse stadium that is currently used mostly for soccer matches. The stadium holds 32,000 people, and is the home of Chongqing Lifan in the Chinese Super League. The stadium was purchased by the Lifan Group in 2001 for [[renminbi|RMB]]80&nbsp;million and immediately replaced [[Datianwan Stadium]] as the home of Chongqing Lifan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballgroundmap.com/ground/yanghe-stadium/chongqing-lifan |title=Yanghe Stadium profile |publisher=Footballgroundmap.com |date=13 September 2013 |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512170456/http://www.footballgroundmap.com/ground/yanghe-stadium/chongqing-lifan |archive-date=12 May 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
* [[Datianwan Stadium]] is a multipurpose stadium that is currently used mostly for soccer matches. The stadium has a capacity 32,000 people, and up until 2001 was the home of Chongqing Lifan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/asia/china/chongqing_datianwan.shtml |title=Datianwan Stadium profile |publisher=Worldstadiums.com |access-date=10 December 2013  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203043605/http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/asia/china/chongqing_datianwan.shtml |archive-date=3 February 2013  }}</ref>

===Cloud Valley===
At the end of 2020, a collaboration between a Danish architecture firm and a Chinese tech company Terminus was announced, taking the form of an [[Artificial intelligence|AI]]-controlled campus. The project is named Cloud Valley and aims to use sensors and WiFi-controlled devices to collect data on the city's residents and atmosphere, including weather and eating and sleeping habits. The AI will adapt devices to work in a way that fits the gathered information and improves residents' lives.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/china-tech-city/i-know-your-favourite-drink-chinese-smart-city-to-put-ai-in-charge-idUSL8N2IJ24L |title='I know your favourite drink': Chinese smart city to put AI in charge |publisher=Reuters |date=3 December 2020 |last1=Bacchi |first1=Umberto |access-date=7 December 2020 |archive-date=6 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206204230/https://www.reuters.com/article/china-tech-city/i-know-your-favourite-drink-chinese-smart-city-to-put-ai-in-charge-idUSL8N2IJ24L |url-status=live }}</ref>