| Chongqing
Municipality is vast in area and rich in natural Resources. It produces
a great variety of products. The local and special products include
such valuable traditional Chinese medicinal herbs and miaoshen (a specimen
of ginseng) from Wushan as well as famous fruit, such as orange from
Jiangjin and navel orange from Fengjie.
The Chongqing area is also one of China’s leading tea growers.
Tuocha from Chongqing, Yinzhen from Cuipeng, Zhenzhulan from Qianjiang,
and Maojian from Xinong are all quality tea. Old Sichuan lamp shade
beef, hot pickled mustard tuber of Fuling, and sliced peach of Hechuan
are known in China and abroad.
Chongqing has been known far and near for its handicrafts. Since the
Southern Song Dynasty, Shu or Suchuan embroidery has been cited as one
of the four famous embroideries in China (the other three being Su or
Jiangsu, Xiang or Hunan, and Yue or Guangdong embroideries). Folding
paper fans and woven bamboo articles from Rongchang, inkslabs from the
Three Gorges, and woodcut printed pictures by farmers in Qijiang all
bear a strong local color.
Major Shopping Centers
The Liberation Monument Commercial center: Located in the golden section
of Chongqing, it is the largest and most thriving commercial center
in the city, selling articles of everyday use and foodstuffs. There
are the chongqing department Store, the Metrppolitan Square, the New
World Department Store, the Commercial Tower, the Overseas Chinese Friendship
Plaza, and the New Era Department Store.
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The Chongqing Department Store
Add: 2 Minquan Road, Chongqing
Tel: 63830235
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The Commercial Tower
Add: 1 Minquan Road, Chongqing
Tel: 63830235
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The Overseas Chinese Friendship Plaza
Add: 173 Minzu Road, Chongqing
Tel: 63825209
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New Era Department Store
Add: Qingnian Road
Tel: 63803279
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