What is the difference between Sichuan and Chongqing?

1, administrative level. Sichuan is a province, while Chongqing is a municipality directly under the central government. In other words, Chongqing is at the same level as Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin in administrative level, while Sichuan is at the same level as Hebei and Jiangsu provinces. Compared with Sichuan, Chongqing has more obvious advantages in location, politics and economy, and enjoys more preferential policies.

2. Geographical location and title. Sichuan, referred to as Sichuan or Shu for short, is mainly mountainous, with four types of landforms: mountains, hills, plains and plateaus. Because of the fertile land, rich products, rich resources and beautiful scenery, it is known as the "land of abundance". Chongqing, referred to as Chongqing or Ba for short, is located in the east of the basin, and its topography inclines from north to south to the Yangtze River basin, with hills and mountains as the main landforms, and mountains account for 76% of it, so it is known as the "mountain city". The climate is warm in winter and early in spring, hot in summer and cool in autumn. The Yangtze River traverses the territory from west to east with a flow of 679 kilometers.

Now they are all provincial administrative units. The source can be traced back to ancient Bashu. But for hundreds of years, in fact, Chongqing (Pakistan or Chongqing) and Sichuan (Shu or Sichuan) belong to the concept of a big Sichuan, and Chongqing is also called East Sichuan. For example, Yizhou, which we are familiar with in the Three Kingdoms period, has jurisdiction over Baxian (Chongqing) and Shuxian (Sichuan).

Historically, Chengdu has long been the "provincial capital" within the jurisdiction of Greater Sichuan. For example, Yizhou's "national governance" is Chengdu. After Liu Bei entered Shu, the capital was also in Chengdu. Today, Chongqing, as a provincial administrative unit, has developed rapidly and has a sense of coexistence with Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan.

Extended data

An administrative unit refers to a unit that implements state administration, organizes economic and cultural construction, and maintains social order, mainly including state power organs, administrative organs, judicial organs, and other organs and political parties that implement budget management. It is different from administrative organs, and the concept here is mainly finance.

Resources Sichuan _ Baidu Encyclopedia and Chongqing _ Baidu Encyclopedia