Fireworks start a new journey

Fireworks start a new journey

Dear readers, we’d like to send our greetings to you all at the beginning of this first issue of Chongqing Stories in 2023. Did you…

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Winter Sports in Chongqing

Winter Sports in Chongqing

Dear readers, thank you all for your continued attention on this column of Chongqing Stories. At the beginning of this year (the Year of the…

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Tongluo Gorge - The Strategic Passage to Chongqing

Tongluo Gorge – The Strategic Passage to Chongqing

Dear readers, Thank you for your continued interest in the Galileo Italian Italian Institute. In this column of Chongqing Stories we’ll bring you more diverse…

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Huguang Guild Hall of Chongqing——a witness of a fusion history for three hundred years

Huguang Guild Hall of Chongqing——a witness of a fusion history for three hundred years

Dear readers, have you ever noticed an architectural complex with black tile and yellow wall alongside the Yangtze River in Yuzhong District when passing the…

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The best example of vertical transportation in Chongqing—The Kaixuan Road Elevator

The best example of vertical transportation in Chongqing—The Kaixuan Road Elevator

Dear readers, did you go traveling during the past May Day holiday? According to data released by the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Culture and Tourism,…

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Daqiangba Waterworks and Water Tower

Daqiangba Waterworks and Water Tower

As we stepped into zero-cash society, paper currency was used less and less, but a five-yuan note issued by “the Farmers Bank of China” in…

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Duyou Street and Dongchuan Post Administration

Duyou Street and Dongchuan Post Administration

Dear readers,Thank you for your continued attention to this column—— Chongqing Stories. We will continue to explore the unknown aspects of Chongqing. In this issue,…

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Make the impossible possible: the development of Chongqing Rail Transit system (Part 2)

Make the impossible possible: the development of Chongqing Rail Transit system (Part 2)

Greetings dear readers! In April 2019, we introduced the preliminary construction of Chongqing rail transit (CRT)–after careful consideration, experts and engineers in the field of…

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General Stilwell and the Stilwell Museum - Part 2

General Stilwell and the Stilwell Museum – Part 2

In the last issue of our Chongqing Stories, we learned about some of General Stilwell’s growing-up experiences. This week, let’s look at his last visit…

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General Stilwell and the Stilwell Museum - Part 1

General Stilwell and the Stilwell Museum – Part 1

Dear readers, in the next two issues of Chongqing Stories, we will introduce you General Stilwell, who won the commemorative medal of “the 70th Anniversary…

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Dazu Stone Carvings - Sino-Italian Cooperation on Cultural Relics Protection and Restoration - Part 3

Dazu Stone Carvings – Sino-Italian Cooperation on Cultural Relics Protection and Restoration – Part 3

In this issue of Chongqing Stories, let’s take a look at a certain cooperation project between Italy and China on the protection and restoration of…

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Dazu Stone Carvings - Sino-Italian Cooperation on Cultural Relics Protection and Restoration - Part 2

Dazu Stone Carvings – Sino-Italian Cooperation on Cultural Relics Protection and Restoration – Part 2

In the last issue of the “Chongqing Stories”, we talked about Chen Huili from Academy of Dazu Rock Carvings taking part in the cultural relics…

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Dazu Stone Carvings - Sino-Italian cooperation on cultural relics protection and restoration. Part 1

Dazu Stone Carvings – Sino-Italian cooperation on cultural relics protection and restoration. Part 1

This year marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and China. After the COVID-19 pandemic being brought under control, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang…

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Causerie on Dragon Boat Festival

Causerie on Dragon Boat Festival

Hello, dear readers. On last week’s Dragon Boat Festival, did you make Zongzi (粽子,zòng zī,traditional Chinese rice pudding) yourself? Among Zongzi with sweet fillings, nothing…

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