Chongqing is a natural port where the Yangtze River and Jialing River meet and the water depth is flat. At one time, this river was full of all kinds of ships. It is so crowded that the masts are connected like forests and tree crowns, and even the river water is poured into the inner three floors and the outer three floors. There are all kinds of markets on the shore. Shops are really close to each other, and people come and go. The bluestone path is polished, and every day is market day and temple fair festival.
Before dawn, the oil lamps on the dock flashed and the smoke was dazzling, and the breakfast sellers began to sell. Late at night, the pubs, teahouses, tobacco houses and prostitutes in that small street are still flashing light and shadow, attracting pedestrians from south to north, which can't be calm for a long time. The dock is like the mouth of Chongqing, constantly breathing, and Chongqing has developed in this kind of breathing.
Teahouses in Chongqing are all over urban and rural areas, streets and alleys. Sitting in a teahouse and drinking tea has become an indispensable habit for local farmers, workers and businessmen, men, women and children.
In old Chongqing, docks and teahouses are all over the streets. People like to sit in teahouses, not only to quench their thirst and refresh themselves with a cup of tea, but also because in that information-blocked era, teahouses have the function of information exchange and dissemination: anecdotes from the market, secrets from officialdom, true and false news from the downfall of the emperor to the marriage of widows can be heard in teahouses.
There are also buyers and sellers talking about business in the teahouse. Uncle Paoge drinks tea, Sichuan opera, storytelling and money board in the teahouse ... You sing and I go on stage. The teahouse is very lively.
Chongqing people are "dry", bold and reckless, enthusiastic and cunning, humorous and rustic, tolerant and xenophobic, so they are good at fighting and making trouble and watching the fun.
People in Chongqing go uphill when they go out. Just like catching a bus. The continuous high temperature in summer makes the tables, chairs and benches hot. The continuous fog in winter makes Chongqing people restless. They are strong and enthusiastic. This is the unique character of Chongqing people.
There is no pretentious profundity, no human decoration, only sincerity and enthusiasm. The guests are uncompromising and not hypocritical, reflecting the true nature of human nature, the original taste of diet and the original ecology of life. This is the source of Chongqing people's "hot" personality.
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On March 20th, 2007, at the opening ceremony of the 3rd China (Chongqing) Hotpot Food Culture Festival, China Cuisine Association officially awarded Chongqing the title of "China Hotpot Capital". It is the first time in the history of China to name the city after the "Hotpot Capital".
The investigation team believes that Chongqing hot pot restaurant is second to none in the country in terms of its large scale, numerous diners, rich levels, complete dishes, strong folk customs and profound cultural accumulation.
Chongqing, the hot pot capital of China, is well deserved. As a representative food of Chongqing, hot pot is not only a cultural card of Chongqing, but also a microcosm of Chongqing's life, bearing the city's rich customs and cultural memories.
The underground in Chongqing is empty, because there are about 165438+ 10,000 square meters of air-raid shelters in the whole city. At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, before the National Government officially decided to move its capital to Chongqing, Chiang Kai-shek called the newly established Chongqing Air Defense Command to instruct and assist the people to dig simple air-raid shelters, clearly requiring that the air-raid shelters be 6 feet deep, 2 feet wide, covered with wooden boards and thick soil.
The national government built public air defense equipment, and the people also built their own air-raid shelters. At that time, the largest civil air defense engineering network in the world was built, excavated and blasted by thousands of migrant workers, masons, carpenters, blacksmiths, masons and masons with the most primitive tools and the most clumsy indigenous methods.