作者	中国旅游出版社
出版社
出版时间	1999-02-01

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片断：　　重庆因为直辖而越显年轻了。位于西陵峡中土段宜昌三斗坪的三峡大坝一俟完工正常落水后。虽然瞿塘峡入口处的“粉壁墙”、“孟良梯”、“古栈道”等景观将被淹没、但是，“神女应无恙”、“瞿塘雄、巫峡幽、西陵秀”的自然风光格局不会改变、雄伟壮丽的三峡仍会迷入的风采使游人流边忘返，而且，尤为重要的是，随着三峡水库的建成，三峡江段以及库区两岸幽欲深涧中的一批新景观将会相断出现。诸如巴东的神龙溪、奉节、巫溪、巫山金三角旅游区。大宁河深处的红池坝高山草原。双溪溶洞和夏冰洞，涪陵的芙蓉江和芙蓉洞。奉节的天坑、地缝等等绝世奇观，亦将以更新的姿态呈现在人们的面前。　　“长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海：。古老而年轻的重庆、既面临着千载难逢的发展机遇，又肩负着力重千钧的历史使命。在这世纪之交的时刻，若要问及一个内陆的特大城市何以才能真正崛起，那响亮的回答来自巴渝大地的钟灵毓秀、重庆儿女的勤劳聪慧，连同身边母亲之河的奔腾不息……THERlSlNGOFAGlGANTlCClTYINTHEINLANDOFCHlNAChongqingwasoriginallythecapitaloftheStateofBaoverthreethousandyears.TheplacewascalledJiangzhouduringtheWesternHanDynasty.Lateron,itwaschangedintoYuzhouduringtheSui,Tang,WudaiandNorthernSongDynasties-Beforelong,theplacewasrenamedoncemoreasGongzhouforashortperiodoftime.BythetimewhenZhaoDunwasconferedthetitleofPrinceGong,hestayedinthisplace.Forthesakeofcelebration,herenamedthecityofGongzhouasChongqing(DoubleCelebration)immediatelyafterhehadascendedthethrone.Thisnameremainsallthesameoverthepreviouseighthundredyears,thoughthescopeofthiscityhadsometimeshadalittlechange.Chongqingissubtropical,hotinsummer.Henceithadgotthename"afumancecity."Meanwhile,Chongqinghasalsogottherenownasa"mountaincity"becauseofitsbuildingsonhillsidesandmountainssurroundingthecity.TheclimateinChongqingisoftencloudyandmisty.Asaconsequence,itisalsocalled"thet'ogcity".Moreover,sincetheaverageannualprecipitationisabout1,000millimetres,thesceneot'rainninginnightappearsfromtimetotime.Intheyearof1362,MingYuzhen,theleaderofapeasantuprisingarmyduringthelastperiodoftheYuanDynasty,eastabtishedthepeasantregimeofDaxiaandassignedthiscityasitspoliticalcentre.Intheyearofl937,soonafterNanjingwasoccupiedbytheJapaneseinvaders,theKuomintanggovernmentmovedfromNanjingtoChongqinganddesignedthelatterasilswartimecapital.OnaccountofitsgreatcontributiontothevictoryoftheSecondWorldWar,onthemapofChinadisplayedinthegreathalloftheUnitedNationsthereappearmerelythenamesofthefollowingfourcities:Beijing,Shanghai,NanjingandChongqing.Eversincethen,Chongqingha.senjoyedchanceofdevelopmentforfourtimesinsuccession.Beingasthewar-timecapitalofChina,Chongqingbegantodevelopintoamodernindustrialcityattheendof1940s.Inthe1950s,outofbeingthelocationofboththeSouthwestBureauandtheSouthwestMilitaryandPoliticalCommitteeundertheCommunistPartyofChina,andasthemunicipalitydirectlyunderthePeople'sGovernmentforashortperiodoftime,Chongqinghadpracticallybecomethepolitical,economicandculturalcentreofSouthwestChina.lnthel960s,duetothepracticeofthe"ThirdFront"strategy,acoupleofenterprises,themilitaryenterprisesinparticular,begantomovetoChongqingandthismadeitpossibleforthisinlandcitytohavesetupacompletesystemofindustry.Inthe1980s,soonafterthepracticeoftheopeningpolicy,ChongqingwaslistedasoneofthekeycitiesenjoyingthechancetoflourishduringtheperiodoftheFirstFive-YearPlan.Asaresult,withtheoutstandingachievementithadobtained,ChongqinghadtumedouttobethelargestcentreofindustryandcommerceinSouthwestChina.Withanall-rounddevelopmentoverthepreviousyears,ChongqingwaslistedbytheStateCouncilasoneofthetopcitiesboastingmyriadtouristattractions.Andnow,Chongqingischosenonceagainbythehistory.EversincethemoveoftheStateCouncilbeingapprovedonMarch[4,1997bythefifthseassionoftheEighthNationalPeople'sCongress,ChongqinghasbecomethefourthmunicipalitydirectlyundertheCentralGovemment,togetherwithBeijing,ShanghaiandTianjing.AsthelargestcityofChina,Chongqingcoversanareaof82,400squarekilometreswithapopulationof3002million.BelongingoriginallytoSichuanProvince,Wanxianmunicipality,FulingMunicipalityandQianjiangDistrictarenowunderChongqing'sjurisdiction.AgreatpartoftheThreeGorgesappea