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Chongqing
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The launching point for trips down the Yangtze River, this the most populous and famous urban cities in western China. It served as the capital of China for 7 year and is now a rapidly modernizing city with its own unique characteristics.
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Yangtze River and the Three Gorges
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Great Hall of the People
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This is an architectural symbol of the city and the People’s Square is a great place to watch people performing.
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Dazu Rock Carving
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These Buddhist cliff-side stone carvings on Baoding Mountain and several other nearby mountains are listed as an UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Heavenly Pit and Earthly Crack
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These natural sites were discovered in 1994 by a British cave explorer. The Heavenly Pit is four kilometers in circumference and 800 meters deep and the Earthly Crack is 35 kilometers long and 1000 meters deep.
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