Secondly，Chongqing is a nationally famous municipality，well-known for its history and culture，which holds great potential for the development of tourism and shall be exploited at full steam.The splendid history of Chongqing can be dated back to 2，000，000years ago，when the first sign of human activities appeared.And about 3，000years ago，our ancestors started to live and propagate here.Chongqing had been chosen as the capital city for three times，had seen four restorations，seven massive migrations，and three periods of large-scale reforming and opening.What’s more，there are many historic remains in Chongqing，including a large number of ruins，ancient kilns，memorial graves，archaic cliff stone inions，as well as many gardens，famous sceneries，ancient buildings，cites and towns，12，898of which are culture relics.It is on those resources that Chongqing’s historical culture revives，urban civilization thrives and urban vigor feeds.Chongqing boasts a characteristic culture，which is the blending of the time-honored Ba-Yu Civilization，the distinctive Three Gorges Culture，diversified regional cultures，the vehement Anti-Japanese War Culture and the immortal Hongyan Spirit.In a nutshell，the positive influence of the historical events happening here has found its way into human civilization and national progress.
As a matter of fact，Chongqing is not only a municipality full of heroes in combat，but also a city that attracts many celebrities in other fields.Many great people have worked and lived here，including revolutionists，statesmen，martyrs，industrialist and writers.They made great contribution not only to Chongqing but also to the whole country and left to us many residences of celebrities，memorials，pavilions and museums.
Thirdly，the implanting of this principle goes a long way in lifting the scenic spots in Chongqing onto a more elevated plane.Endowed with graceful natural scenery，Chongqing is famous for its landscapes.On this land where three grand rivers （the Changjiang River，the Jialing River and the Wujiang River）and four great mountains （Daba Mountain，Wu Mountain，Wuling Mountain and Dalou Mountain）sit，the high and rolling mountains，queer crags，deep canyons，sheer precipices and mysterious caves are striking while the ancient trees and wonderful flowers，misty hotsprings and rushing waterfalls，small bridges and lucid ghylls，as well as the delicate stone inions are enchanting.To sum up，Chongqing is rich in tourism culture resources，and many scenic spots have picked up popularity as the result of years’of endeavor.They include，among others，the following：the world-renowned Three Gorges，the forest of steles under water in Baihe，Fuling，the City of Ghosts，Fengdu，the “pearl on the river”，the ancient Shibao Stockaded Village，the Zhang Fei Temple，the White King’s Town，the fantastic gorges in Ninghe River，the World Cultural Heritage Dazu Rock Carvings，the World Natural Heritage the Natural Three Bridges in Wulong County，the Shuangguitang Temple in Liangping County，a Buddhist resort，the fairyland-like view of Wujiang River，the Jinfo Mountain famous for its forest，the Simian Mountain renowned for waterfalls，the larruping ground fissure and valley in Fengjie，the unique earthquake ruins of Nanhai，the uncanny Furong Cavern，the world-famous Diaoyu Ancient Town，the virid lakes and hotsprings，the unsophiscated fortified mountain village of the Tujia minority，the enchanting nightscop of the downtown，the commemorative sites to the Anti-Japanese War，and the inspiring Hongyan Revolutionary Memorial.