Chongqing

[ chawng-ching ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Pinyin.

a city in southeastern Sichuan province, in southern central China, on the Chang Jiang: provisional capital of China 1937–46.

Chongqing

/ ˈtʃʊŋˈtʃɪŋ /

a river port in SW China, capital of Chongqing municipality (traditionally in Sichuan province) at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers: site of a city since the 3rd millennium bc ; wartime capital of China (1938–45); major trade centre for W China. Pop: 4 975 000 (2005 est) Former namePahsien

Chongqing

City in south-central China on the Yangtze River ; commercial center for western China, commanding a large river trade.

Perhaps the most egregious scandal was the downfall of former Politburo member and Chongqing party boss Bo Xilai.

But in Chongqing and for the former police boss, there was nowhere to turn.

Mr Heywood was found dead in a room at the Lucky Holiday Hotel in Bo's city, Chongqing, last November.

That episode triggered a scandal that led to the purge of the Chongqing party secretary Bo Xilai.

Such revelations, if true, would destroy both Chongqing men.

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