| Chongqing - a famous city for its history and culture in China,
is the cultural origin in ancient Sichuan. As the core in southwest
of China and upstream region of Yangtze River, Chongqing is an inner
port and a communication hinge. Furthermore, Three Gorges is featured
for its rich biological resources, mineral resources and hydro resources,
which is potential for further development. In Mar.1997, Chongqing
was granted as a municipal city at the fifth meeting of Eighth National
People's Congress. That is a brand new start in Chongqing's history. |
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| Locating in the upstream region of Yantzs River, Chongqing is a
link area between south and west of China. Covering more than 82,000
squre kilometers with a population of over 30,000,000, Chongqing is
the biggest, most densely populated municipal city. Chongqing is the
so-called "evening raining mountain because of its plenty rainfall
under subtropical monsoon humid climate. |
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Industry and Human resources |
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| Chongqing is technically strong with professional technicians of
560,000 including 190,000 senior and junior technicians. There are
78 universities/colleges belonging to municipal city or higher grade
and 17 state or municipal laboratories, engineering technical centers,
enterprise development centers. Therefore, Chongqing is strongly capable
of scientific study and technical development. As the "Science
and Education" strategic enforced, science and technology have
been strategically strengthened. The research fruits of science and
technology are rapidly converted to productive power. Advanced technological
industry, technical market and civilian-run technical enterprises
are under rapid development. |
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| Chongqing has a variety of educational institutions more than 25,000,
and school enrollment of over 4 million with 25 colleges/universities,
198 master degree departments, 52 doctor degree departments, and 5
post doctor stations. Furthermore, there are 43 adult schools with
60000 students and over 18000 primary schools and middle schools with
3.7 million students in schools. Therefore, the potentiality of human
resources is enormous. |