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Jiefangbei consists of a large pedestrian square [1] surrounding the 27.5-meter (90 ft)-tall People's Liberation Monument (celebrating China's victory in World War II). The 25,000 square meters (270,000 sq ft) shopping square is flanked by a large number of large multinational department stores, streetfront luxury boutiques, and upscale restaurants, as well as commercial supertall skyscrapers.
On 30 November 1949, the Chinese People's Liberation Army captured the main city of Chongqing.On 1 October 1950, the Southwest Military Affairs Commission changed the text and design on the monument, and Liu Bocheng changed the inscription to "Chongqing People's Liberation Monument", shortened to "Liberation Monument", from commemorating the ...
These sites include the People's Liberation Monument, located in the center of Chongqing city. It used to be the highest building in the area, but is now surrounded and dwarfed by numerous shopping centers. Originally named the Monument for the Victory over Axis Armies, it is the only building in China for that purpose. [142]
Huguang Huiguan, Chongqing: Chongqing Huguang huiguan 重庆湖广会馆: Chongqing 重庆市 6-693 Sculptures in the Great Buddha Monastery, Tongnan: Tongnan Dafo si moya zaoxiang 潼南大佛寺摩崖造像: Tongnan County 潼南县 6-851 Rock sculptures in the monastery of Erfo Laitan: Laitan Erfo si moya zaoxiang 涞滩二佛寺摩崖造像
Chongqing in World War II (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Military history of Chongqing" ... Liberation Monument in Chongqing; Liu Bei's takeover of Yi Province; S.
Commercial skyscrapers and high-rise buildings around the People's Liberation Monument in downtown Chongqing. Chongqing was separated from Sichuan province and made into a province-level municipality in March 1997. [13] in order to accelerate its development. It was also hoped that China's relatively poorer western areas would be further ...
The Dazu Rock Carvings [1] (Chinese: 大 足 石 刻; pinyin: Dàzú Shíkè) are a series of Chinese religious sculptures and carvings and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Dazu District, Chongqing, China. The carvings date back as far as the 7th century AD, depicting and influenced by Buddhist, Confucian and Taoist beliefs.
Universities and colleges in Chongqing (8 C, 21 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Chongqing" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.