Chungching

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  1. 1
    Alternative form of Chongqing. alt-of, alternative

    "The "grand grey city" of Chungching (to which Mr. Little succeeded in taking up a steamer) and many another in the Yangtsze Valley owe absolutely nothing to the foreigner or foreign influence, and "in no city in Europe," writes the distinguished correspondent of the Times, Dr. Morrison, " is security to life and property better guarded than in Chungking.""

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chungking

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"The "grand grey city" of Chungching (to which Mr. Little succeeded in taking up a steamer) and many another in the Yangtsze Valley owe absolutely nothing to the foreigner or foreign influence, and "in no city in Europe," writes the distinguished correspondent of the Times, Dr. Morrison, " is security to life and property better guarded than in Chungking.""

Etymology

From Mandarin 重慶／重庆 (chóngqìng) via Wade–Giles.

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