| 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. |
 Population
and Geography
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. Industry and Human
resources
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.
Education
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. 
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