Why did Chongqing become a municipality directly under the central government?

During the Republic of China, Chongqing was a municipality directly under the central government, an old heavy industry and a military city. After the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC), it remains a municipality directly under the central government. 1954, considering that Chengdu's family resources are not rich, the central government merged Chongqing into Sichuan and gave blood transfusion to Chengdu for more than 40 years.

What is the reason why Chongqing became a municipality directly under the Central Government? First, Sichuan is too big, and Chengdu, the provincial capital, is relatively west, which has a far-reaching radiation effect on eastern Sichuan. Chongqing is the second largest city in Sichuan, and its economy is very special. It is more appropriate to set up a municipality directly under the central government in Chongqing.

Second, the original idea was not to set up a municipality directly under the Central Government of Chongqing, but to set up the Three Gorges Province with Yichang, Hubei as its capital. The preparatory group for the Three Gorges Province has all been established and is located in Yichang. The concept of Three Gorges Province covers Yichang, Wanxian, Fuling and Qianjiang in Sichuan (all prefecture-level), covering an area of more than 80,000 square kilometers. Later, considering that the Three Gorges Project was too huge to be launched in a hurry, in May 1986, the preparatory group of the Three Gorges Province was cancelled.

The Three Gorges Project needs a large number of immigrants. Among the immigrants, 70% are in eastern Sichuan, and many areas are economically underdeveloped. In this case, a relatively large-scale city is needed to promote the economic development of eastern Sichuan. After comprehensive consideration, it is decided to establish Chongqing municipality directly under the Central Government.

Among the top ten cities in China, only three are not provincial capitals, namely Dalian, Qingdao and Chongqing, all of which are sub-provincial. Chongqing is one of the top ten cities in China, even if it is not a municipality directly under the central government. Whether it is a sub-provincial city or a municipality directly under the central government, Chongqing is fully qualified.

Chongqing's unique location 1, location advantage: one of the national transportation hubs, the intersection of the central and western regions and the radiation point of development, is related to the rise of the western region and the balance of the development of the eastern and western regions.

Chongqing is located in the western edge of central China and the eastern edge of the west. It is the junction of economically developed areas in central and eastern China and resource-rich areas in western China. It has the dual functions of gathering and dispersing the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the Western Economic Zone. Its geographical advantage of connecting the east with the west has made Chongqing the first choice for the western development strategy and the leading position in the economy, and has become an important strategic fulcrum for practicing the "two overall situations". Chongqing will promote the development of the whole western region and shorten the gap between the rich and the poor along the coast and inland. The country has been paying attention to the problem of the rich and the poor, and paying attention to the balance between the development of the east and the west, which is also the reason why Chongqing is frequently favored by the central government.

By 20 12, chengdu-chongqing railway is the only bullet train line in the west, and several high-speed railways such as Lanzhou-Chongqing high-speed railway are under construction. Jialing River and Yangtze River meet in Chongqing, and the water traffic is very convenient. Chongqing airport has become a national gateway airport. From Chongqing, you can go to Xi, Lanzhou, Urumqi and Beijing in the north, Wuhan, Changsha and Shanghai in the east, Guiyang, Nanning, Guangzhou and Kunming in the south, and Chengdu and Lhasa in the west.

2. Geographical location and topography: a strategic barrier to national security;

During the war years, Chiang Kai-shek took Chongqing as his capital, which proved this point. Chongqing is far from the border and is not affected by the first wave of war. Chongqing is a mountain city with unique geographical advantages. It can enter, attack and retreat. The high terrain and high hillside are conducive to the construction of common underground headquarters, underground offices, underground factories, underground shopping malls, underground warehouses and so on. These permanent facilities built in the mountains are more conducive to preventing nuclear explosions, air strikes and long-range missile attacks.

Chongqing is located in the center of China's "rooster" land territory, which is difficult for any foreign country to attack, so it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The mountainous area of Chongqing and the unique terrain where the two rivers meet are conducive to the establishment of more arsenals and grain depots. Once China goes to war in a certain direction and needs supplies, it can provide support quickly. Chongqing is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and there are no floods in the Central Plains such as the Yangtze River and the Three Gorges.

The distance between Chongqing and Chengdu is close, and there is a dense western urban agglomeration between the two cities. A good foundation for economic development is a barrier for the country to preserve its strength.