[chawng-ching] 
| a city in SE Sichuan province, in S central China, on the Chang Jiang: provisional capital of China 1937–46. 2,400,000. |
| Chong·qing (chông'chĭng', chōōng'-) A city of south-central China on the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River). It was the capital of China from 1937 to 1946. Population: 3,930,000. |
City in south-central China on the Yangtze River; commercial center for western China, commanding a large river trade.