Cruises tend to stop at Chongqing (used to be called Chung King by westerners)
which, after the dam is built, will be the only deepwater port 1000km inland.
This is a giant bustling city. Formerly the lead city of Szechuan, it has
been split off into a giant "metro area" of 36 million people that stretches
for a vast distance down the river. It's not really the biggest city in
the world the way that would make it seem.
It is one of the most polluted cities (we got there on a good day) and was
the capital for the Chinese after the Japanese took the rest of the
downstream capitals. The Flying Tigers were based from here.
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The walkway over the docks and Chong Qing
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The port building as we disembark
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The female panda
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Enjoying bamboo
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Detail on Panda
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That sure is good bamboo
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But now I want out
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Male panda is smaller and cuter
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Male also likes bamboo for some reason
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A lesser Panda, which is brown, hiding in a tree
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An unusually clear day for Chong Qing
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Detail of a major intersection in Chong Qing
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Roof gardens are everywhere
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More of downtown Chong Qing
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At the market, I enjoyed the sign
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More ducks and other things in a row in Chong Qing Free Market
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A seller outside the market offers birds
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Long shot of busy street
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Great hall of the people, viewed through its gate. A Mao-era building
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