Most traces of the crowded events have been buried in the long history, but people today can still be reminded of the glorious past of the ancient city by what remains there, to name just a few places in the city proper, such as the tomb of Manzi, a king of the state of Ba, stone carvings on the cliffs of Fotuguan Pass, sites of some of the ancient city gates, houses partly resting on wooded supports on the hillside, the ancient town of Ciqikou, the Huguang Provincial Guild Hall, and a number of old Buddhist temples such as Huayan, Luohan, Dafo, and Ciyun.

Numerous important events took place in Chongqing in the period between 1892 when it ws officially established as a city to tis liberation in 1949, and this made it one of the best known historical and cultural cities in China. The founding of the city started the development of its industry, commerce and transportation, and brought about reform of education and emancipation of people' s mind. As a result, around the time of the 1911 Revolution, the city gave birth to Zou Rong and Zhang Peijue, pioneer of the Old Democratic Revolution, and monuments to them still stand in the city. Chongqing had total population of 230,000 when it was established in February 1929. After the War of Resistance Against Japan broke out, the National Government announced Chongqing to be a municipality directly under the central government in May 1939, and made it the wartime capital in September 1940. From that time till April 1946 when the government returned to its capital back in Nanjing, Chongqing not only was the political, economic and cultural center in the rear areas, but also was the seat of the Far East theater command of the allied forces against Fascism. Meanwhile, the South China Bureau of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the Liaison Office of the Eighth Route Army were also set up in Chongqing. Much work was done with fruitful results by the Communists represented by Zhou Enlai to consolidate national unity against Japanese aggression, which formed the culture in the War of Resistance with the Hongyan Sprit as the core. After the victory of the war, Mao Zedong came to Chongqing in person and held talks with Chiang Kai-shek, and eventually concluded the October 10th Agreement with Kuomintang. Numerous building and places witnessed these history-making events, and some of them are still standing today, including the Hongyan Village, Zou Enlai' s former residence, Guiyuan(the place where the October 10th Agreement was signed), Linyuan( former official residence of Mr. Lin Sen, chairman of the National government), the former residence of Soong Chingling(Mme Sun Yat-sen), the former residences of Mr. and Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek at Huangshan Hill, the South Hot Spring, Shandong and in the downtown area, the site of the villa of General Marshall, sits of foreign embassies, and the site of the Provisional Government of Korea, and sites of houses where Mr. Guo Moro, Xu Beihong and other noted cultural figures used ot live and places related to them. At eh same time, the Baigongguan and zhazidong prisons, the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery at the foot of Gele Mountain that witnessed the crimes of reactionaries also stand in the suburbs, praising the heroes and denouncing the criminals.

October 30th, 1949 saw the liberation of Chongqing, opening up a new chapter in the history to the city. The southwest China Military and Political Commission led by Deng Xiaoping, Liu Bocheng and He Long was set up in Chongqing. On December 11th, the city was made a municipality directly under the central government. ( It became a city of Sichuan Province on July 1st, 1954) shortly after liberation, the magnificent Chongqing People' s Auditorium was built, which became and still remains to be the unique landmark of the city. With the economic and social development, numerous modern buildings have sprung up everywhere in the city in the last 50 years since then. Especially after the reform and opening up to the outside world. The hundreds of skyscrapers in different districts and counties of the main part of the city have made Chongqing a modern, beautiful and imposing metropolis. The Yuzhong Districa, surrounded by the Yangtze and Jialing, looks like a swimming wale; Nan' an, Jiangbei, Shapingba and Jiulongpo districts extend far and wide. At night, the city presents a world of colorful lights. Over the rivers there are suspended cable cars and magnificent bridges. Spacious squares and beautiful parks provide places for people to take a walk and relax, and many fine restaurants entertain people with delicious food.

Upstream from Yichang in Hebei Province is the upper reaches of the river, and the world famous Three Gorges make a gold tourist route with a splendid and magnificent view.