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Yangtze River cruise from Wuhan to Chongqing

The Yangtze River No.3 cruise ship is the latest luxury cruise ship on the Yangtze River. The journey from Wuhan to Chongqing lasted 9 days and 8 nights. It features a huge ship with a tonnage of 17000 tons. I visited many scenic spots along the way, including Yueyang Tower, Three Gorges Dam, Shennongjia International Ski Resort, Shennongjia Scenic Area, Wuxia and so on. And along the way, there are European inland river cruise ships for reference, which embodies the characteristics of Yangtze River ocean cruise ships.

Chongqing, also known as Mountain City and Jiangcheng City, is a municipality directly under the Central Government of the People's Republic of China, a national central city, a megacity, one of the important national central cities approved by the State Council, an economic center in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, an international consumption center, a core city in Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle, an important advanced manufacturing center in China, a financial center in the west, an international comprehensive transportation hub and an international gateway hub in the west.

Located in the southwest of China, Chongqing is the center of economy, finance, science and technology, shipping and commercial logistics in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. It is the only five-type logistics hub in China, an important strategic fulcrum for the development of the western region, an important connection point between the Belt and Road and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and an inland open highland with world cultural heritage Dazu Stone Carving, world natural heritage Wulong Karst and Nanchuan Jinfo Mountain.

topography

The terrain of Chongqing gradually decreases from north to south towards the Yangtze River basin, with hills and low mountains in the northwest and middle, and Daba Mountain and Wuling Mountain in the southeast. There are many slopes, so it is called the mountain city. The overall terrain is high in the southeast and northeast, low in the central and western regions, and gradually decreases from north to south to the Yangtze River basin. Chongqing's landform structure is complex, showing four characteristics: First, the topography fluctuates. The terrain in the east, south and southeast is high, and the terrain in the west is low. The highest point in the east is Chuan 'eling in Daba Mountain.

The lowest point is the surface of Wushan Yangtze River. Second, there are various types of landforms, mainly mountains, including Zhongshan, low mountains, high hills, middle hills, low mountains, gentle slopes, terraces and flat dams. Third, the regional differentiation of geomorphologic combination is obvious. The west of Huaying Mountain-August Mountain is hilly landform, and the parallel ridge and valley area is between Huaying Mountain and Fangdou Mountain. Daba Mountain is in the north, and Wushan Mountain and Dalou Mountain are in the east, southeast and south.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Chongqing