Editing Chongqing (section)

===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.