Chongqing does not belong to any province, but is a municipality directly under the central government. With a total area of 82,400 square kilometers, it governs 38 districts and counties (autonomous counties). Chongqing, referred to as Chongqing or Ba for short, is a national central city, a megacity and an international metropolis. It is the center of economy, finance, science and technology, shipping, commerce and logistics in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, an important strategic fulcrum for the development of the western region, an important connection point between the Belt and Road and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and an inland open highland. It is famous not only for its Jiangcheng and Fog Capital, but also for its mountain city.
Chongqing is located in the southwest of China, bordering Hubei and Hunan in the east, Guizhou in the south, Sichuan in the west and Shaanxi in the north. With a total area of 82,400 square kilometers, it governs 38 districts and counties (autonomous counties); Known as the hot pot capital of China, the famous exhibition city of China and the hot spring capital of the world.
Chongqing is a comprehensive transportation hub in the southwest of China, connecting east and west and north and south. Its Jiangbei Airport is one of the "Top Ten" airports in China, and Orchard Port is the starting point of the Chongqing-Chongqing New Europe Corridor. Chongqing is located in the east of the basin, and its topography inclines from north to south towards the Yangtze River basin, with hills and mountains as the main landforms, with mountains accounting for 76%. The climate is warm in winter and early in spring, hot in summer and cool in autumn. The Yangtze River traverses the territory from west to east with a flow of 679 kilometers.
The climate characteristics of Chongqing can be summarized as follows: warm winter and early spring, hot summer and cool autumn, four distinct seasons and long frost-free period; The air is humid and the precipitation is abundant; Weak solar radiation and short sunshine time; There are more clouds and less frost and snow; Light and warm water are in the same season, with remarkable stereoscopic climate, abundant climatic resources and frequent meteorological disasters.