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The “hot” Chongqing

Chongqing welcomes you, especially warm Chongqing, known as one of the "three great furnaces".

Stove refers to hot cities in summer. It first started during the Republic of China. At that time, Chongqing, Wuhan, and Nanjing in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Basin had hot summers, so they were known as the "Three Furnaces".

During the Republic of China, there was a high-temperature area in summer in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China. Nanjing, Wuhan and Chongqing had more than 70 days a year when the highest temperature exceeded 30°C, and there were The weather has experienced high temperatures above 40℃, so people also call these three cities the “three big furnaces”. This does not mean that the temperatures in these three cities are abnormally high, but that as well-known cities, their heat is easier to remember and is the result of being promoted by literati of all ages.

In 2017, the National Climate Center of the China Meteorological Administration released a list. Through a comprehensive analysis of meteorological data from China’s provincial capitals and municipalities, it authoritatively announced to the public for the first time the conditions of hot cities in summer in China. The result of the comprehensive analysis is that The 10 provincial capital cities or municipalities with the highest heat levels are: Chongqing, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Nanchang, Changsha, Wuhan, Xi'an, Nanjing, Hefei, and Nanning.

Chongqing’s popcorn is particularly energy-saving and environmentally friendly. It is fried by solar energy, and there are pictures to prove it.

Some people describe the people of Chongqing in summer like this: walking barbecue, all they need is a pinch of cumin.

During the summer vacation, I can see all kinds of tourists carrying suitcases. I am thinking to myself: I desperately want to escape Chongqing to escape the summer heat, but you come to Chongqing to take a sauna. This does not count the inside and outside of the siege.

Air conditioning, iced watermelon, and WiFi are the three treasures of summer for Chongqing people.