Dedication of the U.S. Monument at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in Korea
On Sunday, July 28, 2013 the American Battle Monuments Commission dedicated the new U.S. Monument at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in Korea.
Focus| Korea: Our Forgotten War | CET
The Korean War began June 25, 1950, when communist North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) invaded non-communist South Korea (Republic of Korea). The United States and other United Nations members came to South Korea's defense while the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union supported North Korea. Approximately 1.8 million American military personnel served in the Korean theater. Almost 34,000 Americans were killed in action, about 103,000 were wounded and about 8,000 remain missing. Recent accounting has put the full death toll on all sides at just over 1.2 million. Yet, in America, it is still widely referred to as the Forgotten War. This summer marked the 60th anniversary of the Korean armistice which was signed on July 27, 1953.
On this edition of FOCUS, Gary L. Knepp, local historian, author and an adjunct professor of American history and political science at the University of Cincinnati's Clermont College, discusses what he learned about the Korean War while writing his book: Forgotten Warriors: Stories from the Korean War.
For additional information about Gary L. Knepp, visit his website at garyknepp.com.
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WW2 Japanese war crimes - Japanese Invasion of China 1937-1944 (World war II two -Asian Holocaust)
The total number of military and non-military casualties, both dead and wounded, at 35 million.[Most Western historians believed that the total number of casualties was at least 20 million.
The official PRC statistics for China's civilian and military casualties in the Second Sino-Japanese War from 1937 to 1945 are 20 million dead and 15 million wounded. The figures for total military casualties, killed and wounded are: NRA 3.2 million; Communist 500,000.
The official account of the war published in Taiwan reported that the Nationalist Chinese Army lost 3,238,000 men (1,797,000 wounded, 1,320,000 killed, and 120,000 missing) and 5,787,352 civilians casualties putting the total number of casualties at 9,025,352. The Nationalists fought in 22 major engagements, most of which involved more than 100,000 troops on both sides, 1,171 minor engagements most of which involved more than 50,000 troops on both sides, and 38,931 skirmishes.
An academic study published in the United States estimates military casualties: 1.5 million killed in battle, 750,000 missing in action, 1.5 million deaths due to disease and 3 million wounded; civilian casualties: due to military activity, killed 1,073,496 and 237,319 wounded; 335,934 killed and 426,249 wounded in Japanese air attacks.
According to historian Mitsuyoshi Himeta, at least 2.7 million civilians died during the kill all, loot all, burn all operation (Three Alls Policy, or sanko sakusen) implemented in May 1942 in north China by general Yasuji Okamura and authorized on December 3, 1941 by Imperial Headquarter Order number 575.
The property loss suffered by the Chinese was valued at 383 billion US dollars according to the currency exchange rate in July 1937, roughly 50 times the gross domestic product of Japan at that time (US$7.7 billion).
In addition, the war created 95 million refugees.
Japanese war crimes
Included with total war dead are victims of Japanese war crimes.
R. J. Rummel estimates the civilian victims of Japanese democide at 5,424,000. Detailed by country: China 3,695,000; Indochina 457,000; Korea 378,000; Indonesia 375,000; Malaya-Singapore 283,000; Philippines 119,000, Burma 60,000 and Pacific Islands 57,000.
Rummel estimates POW deaths in Japanese custody at 539,000 Detailed by country: China 400,000; French Indochina 30,000; Philippines 27,300; Netherlands 25,000; France 14,000; Britain 13,000; British Colonies 11,000; US 10,700; Australia 8,000.
Werner Gruhl estimates the civilian deaths at 20,365,000. Detailed by country: China 12,392,000; Indochina 1,500,000; Korea 500,000; Dutch East Indies 3,000,000; Malaya and Singapore 100,000; Philippines 500,000; Burma 170,000; Forced laborers in Southeast Asia 70,000, 30,000 interned non-Asian civilians; Timor 60,000; Thailand and Pacific Islands 60,000.
Gruhl estimates POW deaths in Japanese captivity at 331,584. Detailed by country: China 270,000; Netherlands 8,500; Britain 12,433; Canada 273; Philippines 20,000; Australia 7,412; New Zealand 31; and the United States 12,935.
Out of 60,000 Indian Army POWs taken at the Fall of Singapore, 11,000 died in captivity.
There were 14,657 deaths among the total 130,895 western civilians interned by the Japanese due to famine and disease
United Nations Memorial Cemetery | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:50 1.1 Temporary battlefield cemeteries and remains recovery
00:03:27 1.2 Construction of the Tanggok cemetery
00:04:28 1.3 Post-armistice
00:05:36 1.4 Foundation as a United Nations cemetery and transfer to CUNMCK
00:06:30 1.5 Cultural heritage and tourism
00:07:07 2 Memorials
00:10:02 3 Notable graves
00:11:38 4 Total burials
00:12:36 5 Notes
00:12:45 6 See also
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The United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea (UNMCK; Korean: 재한유엔기념공원; RR: Jaehahn yuen ginyeomgongwon), located at Tanggok in the Nam District, City of Busan, Republic of Korea, is a burial ground for United Nations Command (UNC) casualties of the Korean War. It contains 2,300 graves and is the only United Nations cemetery in the world. Laid out over 14 hectares (35 acres), the graves are set out in 22 sites designated by the nationalities of the buried servicemembers.
Family Federation for World Peace and Unification | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:09 2 History
00:03:18 2.1 Background and origins
00:05:44 2.2 Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (1954–1994)
00:10:16 2.3 Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (1994– )
00:13:35 3 Beliefs
00:15:14 3.1 Esotericism
00:15:59 3.2 View of Jesus
00:19:11 3.3 Indemnity
00:23:00 3.4 Science
00:24:52 3.5 Blessing ceremony and views on sex and family
00:27:17 3.6 Funeral ceremony
00:27:38 3.6.1 Theological basis
00:28:58 3.6.2 Funeral Ceremony
00:30:52 4 Scholarly studies
00:33:52 5 Relations and differences with other religions
00:34:03 5.1 Judaism
00:36:52 5.2 Mainstream Christianity
00:42:36 5.3 Islam
00:46:44 5.4 Interfaith activities
00:48:07 6 Political activism
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00:54:35 6.2 Post-Cold War era
00:57:45 6.3 North Korea
01:01:46 7 Organisations
01:02:41 7.1 Multi-faceted organizations
01:02:51 7.1.1 CARP
01:03:30 7.1.2 Family Peace Association
01:03:58 7.1.3 Universal Peace Federation
01:04:18 7.1.4 Women's Federation for World Peace
01:08:05 7.1.5 Service for Peace
01:09:02 7.1.6 International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences
01:10:57 7.2 Interfaith organizations
01:11:48 7.3 Educational organizations
01:15:15 7.4 Organizations in the arts
01:16:41 7.5 Sports organizations
01:17:50 7.6 Political organizations
01:20:31 7.7 Businesses
01:21:14 7.7.1 Automotive
01:22:21 7.7.2 Health related
01:22:46 7.7.3 Manufacturing
01:23:59 7.7.4 Media
01:25:21 7.7.5 Ocean related
01:25:50 7.7.6 Real estate
01:27:23 7.8 United Nations related non-governmental organizations
01:28:36 7.9 Other organizations
01:29:25 7.10 Organizations supported by members of the Unification movement
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The Unification movement, also known as the Unification Church (UC), is a worldwide new religious movement whose members are sometimes colloquially called Moonies. It was officially founded in 1954 under the name Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (HSA-UWC) in Seoul, South Korea by Sun Myung Moon, a Korean religious leader also known for his business ventures and engagement in social and political causes. In 1994 the HSA-UWC was replaced by Moon with a new organization, the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU). The movement is spiritually-based and includes a number of legally independent organizations, including business, educational, political, and other types of organizations.The beliefs of the Unification movement are based on Moon's book Divine Principle, which differs from the teachings of Nicene Christianity on its view of Jesus and its introduction of the concept of indemnity. The best-known ceremonies of the movement are its unique funerals and mass weddings.The Unification movement has received strong criticism and has attracted numerous controversies, including that of being a dangerous cult. Its beliefs have been criticized by both Jewish and Christian scholars. Its involvement in politics, including anti-communism and support for Korean reunification, has also been criticized. Moon and his wife, Hak Ja Han, were banned from entry into Germany and the other 14 Schengen treaty countries, on the grounds that they were leaders of a sect that endangered the personal and social development of young people.
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The Unification movement or Unificationism, also called the Unification Church (UC), is a worldwide new religious movement. Its members are colloquially called Moonies. It was officially founded under the name Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (HSA-UWC) in Seoul, South Korea, in 1954, by Sun Myung Moon, a Korean religious leader also known for his business ventures and engagement in social and political causes. In 1994 the HSA-UWC was replaced by Moon with a new organization, the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU).The beliefs of the movement are based on Moon's book Divine Principle, which incorporates Christian teachings but differs on some points including its view of Jesus and its introduction of the concept of indemnity. Unification movement ceremonies include unique funeral and wedding ceremonies.The movement is a spiritually-based movement of legally independent organizations, including business, educational, political, and other types of organizations. It has received strong criticism and has attracted numerous controversies, including that of being a dangerous cult. Its involvement in politics has also been criticized. Its beliefs have been criticized by both Jewish and Christian scholars.
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Korea under Japanese rule began with the end of the short-lived Korean Empire in 1910 and ended at the conclusion of World War II in 1945. Japanese rule over Korea was the outcome of a process that began with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876, whereby a complex coalition of the Meiji government, military, and business officials sought to integrate Korea both politically and economically into the Empire of Japan. A major stepping-stone towards the Japanese occupation of Korea was the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905, in which the then-Korean Empire was declared a protectorate of Japan. The annexation of Korea by Japan was set up in the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, which was never actually signed by the Korean Regent, Gojong.Japanese rule over Korea ended in 1945, when U.S. and Soviet forces captured the peninsula. In 1965 the unequal treaties between Joseon-ruled Korea and Imperial Japan, especially those of 1905 and 1910, were declared already null and void at the time of their promulgation (i.e. dead on arrival, implicitly a declaration of their illegality) by the Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea.Japanese administration of the Korean Peninsula was directed through the General Government. After the Japanese withdrawal from the Korean Peninsula followed by the Japanese surrender to Allied forces at the end of the Second World War, Korea returned to self-government, albeit under two separate governments and economic systems backed (in the north) by the Soviet Union and (in the south) by the United States.
The industrialization of the Korean Peninsula began with the Joseon dynasty (in particular with King, and later Emperor, Gojong) while Korea was still independent but accelerated under Japanese occupation. The manner of the acceleration of industrialization under Japanese occupation, especially the use of industrialization solely for the purposes of benefiting Japan, the exploitation of the Korean people in their own country, the marginalization of Korean history and culture, the environmental exploitation of the Korean Peninsula, and its long-term negative repercussions for modern-day North and South Koreas are among the most provocative aspects of the controversy.
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The Unification movement or Unificationism, also called the Unification Church (UC), is a worldwide new religious movement. Its members are colloquially called Moonies. It was officially founded under the name Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (HSA-UWC) in Seoul, South Korea, in 1954, by Sun Myung Moon, a Korean religious leader also known for his business ventures and engagement in social and political causes. In 1994 the HSA-UWC was replaced by Moon with a new organization, the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU).The beliefs of the movement are based on Moon's book Divine Principle, which incorporates Christian teachings but differs on some points including its view of Jesus and its introduction of the concept of indemnity. Unification movement ceremonies include unique funeral and wedding ceremonies.The movement is a spiritually-based movement of legally independent organizations, including business, educational, political, and other types of organizations. It has received strong criticism and has attracted numerous controversies, including that of being a dangerous cult. Its involvement in politics has also been criticized. Its beliefs have been criticized by both Jewish and Christian scholars.
Women's Federation for World Peace | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:43 1 Terminology
00:03:16 2 History
00:03:25 2.1 Background and origins
00:05:54 2.2 Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (1954–1994)
00:10:33 2.3 Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (1994– )
00:13:55 3 Beliefs
00:15:35 3.1 Esotericism
00:16:23 3.2 View of Jesus
00:19:39 3.3 Indemnity
00:23:39 3.4 Science
00:25:35 3.5 Blessing ceremony and views on sex and family
00:28:04 3.6 Funeral ceremony
00:28:26 3.6.1 Theological basis
00:29:48 3.6.2 Funeral Ceremony
00:31:50 4 Scholarly studies
00:34:57 5 Relations and differences with other religions
00:35:08 5.1 Judaism
00:38:05 5.2 Mainstream Christianity
00:44:03 5.3 Islam
00:48:13 5.4 Interfaith activities
00:49:39 6 Political activism
00:49:49 6.1 Anti-communism
00:56:17 6.2 Post-Cold War era
00:59:33 6.3 North Korea
01:03:34 7 Organisations
01:04:31 7.1 Multi-faceted organizations
01:04:42 7.1.1 CARP
01:05:22 7.1.2 Family Peace Association
01:05:50 7.1.3 Universal Peace Federation
01:06:12 7.1.4 Women's Federation for World Peace
01:10:09 7.1.5 Service for Peace
01:11:07 7.1.6 International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences
01:13:04 7.2 Interfaith organizations
01:13:55 7.3 Educational organizations
01:17:31 7.4 Organizations in the arts
01:19:00 7.5 Sports organizations
01:20:12 7.6 Political organizations
01:22:55 7.7 Businesses
01:23:40 7.7.1 Automotive
01:24:50 7.7.2 Health related
01:25:17 7.7.3 Manufacturing
01:26:31 7.7.4 Media
01:27:56 7.7.5 Ocean related
01:28:26 7.7.6 Real estate
01:30:03 7.8 United Nations related non-governmental organizations
01:31:19 7.9 Other organizations
01:32:09 7.10 Organizations supported by members of the Unification movement
01:35:58 8 See also
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The Unification movement, also known as the Unification Church (UC), is a worldwide new religious movement whose members are sometimes colloquially called Moonies. It was officially founded in 1954 under the name Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (HSA-UWC) in Seoul, South Korea by Sun Myung Moon, a Korean religious leader also known for his business ventures and engagement in social and political causes. In 1994 the HSA-UWC was replaced by Moon with a new organization, the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU). The movement is spiritually-based and includes a number of legally independent organizations, including business, educational, political, and other types of organizations.The beliefs of the Unification movement are based on Moon's book Divine Principle, which differs from the teachings of Nicene Christianity on its view of Jesus and its introduction of the concept of indemnity. The best-known ceremonies of the movement are its unique funerals and mass weddings.The Unification movement has received strong criticism and has attracted numerous controversies, including that of being a dangerous cult. Its beliefs have been criticized by both Jewish and Christian scholars. Its involvement in politics, including anti-communism and support for Korean reunification, has also been criticized. Moon and his wife, Hak Ja Han, were banned from entry into Germany and the other 14 Schengen treaty countries, on the grounds that they were leaders of a sect that endangered the personal and social development of young people.
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Comfort women were women and girls forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army in occupied territories before and during World War II.The name comfort women is a translation of the Japanese ianfu (慰安婦), a euphemism for prostitute(s). Estimates vary as to how many women were involved, with numbers ranging from as low as 20,000 (by Japanese conservative historian Ikuhiko Hata) to as high as 360,000 to 410,000 (by a Chinese scholar); the exact numbers are still being researched and debated. Most of the women were from occupied countries, including Korea, China, and the Philippines. Women were used for military comfort stations from Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaya, Taiwan (then a Japanese dependency), the Dutch East Indies, Portuguese Timor, and other Japanese-occupied territories. Stations were located in Japan, China, the Philippines, Indonesia, then Malaya, Thailand, Burma, New Guinea, Hong Kong, Macau, and French Indochina. A smaller number of women of European origin were also involved from the Netherlands and Australia with an estimated 200–400 Dutch women alone.According to testimonies, young women were abducted from their homes in countries under Imperial Japanese rule. In many cases, women were lured with promises of work in factories or restaurants, or opportunities for higher education; once recruited, they were incarcerated in comfort stations both inside their nations and abroad.
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00:00:35 1 History
00:00:44 1.1 Prehistory to the Kofun period
00:01:41 1.2 Asuka and Nara period
00:03:08 1.3 Heian to Edo period
00:06:00 1.4 19th century to present
00:08:39 2 Etymology
00:09:32 3 Geography and climate
00:09:42 3.1 Geography
00:11:04 3.2 Climate
00:12:52 4 Cityscape
00:13:12 4.1 Neighborhoods
00:15:53 4.2 Wards
00:16:05 5 Demographics
00:17:46 5.1 Dialect
00:18:13 6 Politics
00:20:37 7 Politics regarding the use of nuclear energy
00:24:28 8 Economy
00:27:29 9 Transportation
00:29:32 10 Culture and lifestyle
00:29:41 10.1 Shopping and culinary
00:32:43 10.2 Entertainment and performing arts
00:35:27 10.3 Annual festivals
00:36:11 10.4 Museum and galleries
00:37:25 10.5 Sports
00:40:14 10.6 Media
00:41:04 10.6.1 Newspapers
00:41:49 10.6.2 Television and radio
00:43:00 10.6.3 Publishing companies
00:43:21 11 Places of interest
00:43:33 11.1 Amusement parks
00:44:54 11.2 Parks
00:46:19 11.3 Temples, shrines, and other historical sites
00:47:00 11.4 Entertainment
00:48:37 11.5 Red light districts
00:48:48 11.6 Day-Trip Locations
00:49:09 12 Education
00:51:36 12.1 Libraries
00:51:56 12.2 Learned society
00:52:08 13 International relations
00:52:19 13.1 Twin towns and sister cities
00:53:19 13.2 Business partner cities
00:53:31 14 See also
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Osaka (Japanese: 大阪市, Hepburn: Ōsaka-shi, pronounced [oːsakaɕi]; commonly just 大阪, Ōsaka [oːsaka] (listen)) is a designated city in the Kansai region of Japan. It is the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Japan and among the largest in the world with over 19 million inhabitants. Osaka will host Expo 2025. The current mayor of Osaka is Ichiro Matsui.
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00:01:43 1 Terminology
00:03:15 2 History
00:03:23 2.1 Background and origins
00:05:50 2.2 Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (1954–1994)
00:10:25 2.3 Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (1994– )
00:13:46 3 Beliefs
00:15:27 3.1 Esotericism
00:16:14 3.2 View of Jesus
00:19:32 3.3 Indemnity
00:23:32 3.4 Science
00:25:28 3.5 Blessing ceremony and views on sex and family
00:27:55 3.6 Funeral ceremony
00:28:17 3.6.1 Theological basis
00:29:38 3.6.2 Funeral Ceremony
00:31:38 4 Scholarly studies
00:34:44 5 Relations and differences with other religions
00:34:56 5.1 Judaism
00:37:51 5.2 Mainstream Christianity
00:43:50 5.3 Islam
00:48:01 5.4 Interfaith activities
00:49:27 6 Political activism
00:49:37 6.1 Anti-communism
00:56:02 6.2 Post-Cold War era
00:59:18 6.3 North Korea
01:03:18 7 Organisations
01:04:15 7.1 Multi-faceted organizations
01:04:25 7.1.1 CARP
01:05:05 7.1.2 Family Peace Association
01:05:33 7.1.3 Universal Peace Federation
01:05:54 7.1.4 Women's Federation for World Peace
01:09:51 7.1.5 Service for Peace
01:10:50 7.1.6 International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences
01:12:46 7.2 Interfaith organizations
01:13:37 7.3 Educational organizations
01:17:11 7.4 Organizations in the arts
01:18:39 7.5 Sports organizations
01:19:49 7.6 Political organizations
01:22:32 7.7 Businesses
01:23:17 7.7.1 Automotive
01:24:27 7.7.2 Health related
01:24:53 7.7.3 Manufacturing
01:26:08 7.7.4 Media
01:27:30 7.7.5 Ocean related
01:28:00 7.7.6 Real estate
01:29:36 7.8 United Nations related non-governmental organizations
01:30:51 7.9 Other organizations
01:31:41 7.10 Organizations supported by members of the Unification movement
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The Unification movement, also known as the Unification Church (UC), is a worldwide new religious movement whose members are sometimes colloquially called Moonies. It was officially founded in 1954 under the name Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (HSA-UWC) in Seoul, South Korea by Sun Myung Moon, a Korean religious leader also known for his business ventures and engagement in social and political causes. In 1994 the HSA-UWC was replaced by Moon with a new organization, the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU). The movement is spiritually-based and includes a number of legally independent organizations, including business, educational, political, and other types of organizations.The beliefs of the Unification movement are based on Moon's book Divine Principle, which differs from the teachings of Nicene Christianity on its view of Jesus and its introduction of the concept of indemnity. The best-known ceremonies of the movement are its unique funerals and mass weddings.The Unification movement has received strong criticism and has attracted numerous controversies, including that of being a dangerous cult. Its beliefs have been criticized by both Jewish and Christian scholars. Its involvement in politics, including anti-communism and support for Korean reunification, has also been criticized. Moon and his wife, Hak Ja Han, were banned from entry into Germany and the other 14 Schengen treaty countries, on the grounds that they were leaders of a sect that endangered the personal and social development of young people.
Chongqing | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:20 1 History
00:02:29 1.1 Ancient history
00:02:47 1.2 Imperial era
00:05:20 1.3 Provisional capital of the Republic of China
00:06:55 1.4 Municipality status
00:08:15 1.5 Organised crime and the gang trials
00:09:47 2 Geography
00:09:56 2.1 Physical geography and topography
00:13:31 2.2 Climate
00:16:34 2.3 Air
00:17:09 3 Administrative divisions
00:18:13 3.1 Urban areas
00:18:35 4 Central Chongqing
00:18:45 4.1 Districts
00:21:02 4.2 Landforms
00:22:29 4.3 Bridges
00:23:22 4.4 Aerial tramway
00:24:09 5 Demographics
00:26:57 6 Politics
00:30:20 7 Military
00:31:11 8 Economy
00:37:35 8.1 Economic and technological development zones
00:38:16 9 Transport
00:39:10 9.1 River port
00:40:23 9.2 Railways
00:42:23 9.3 Highways
00:44:28 9.4 Airports
00:49:36 9.5 Public transit
00:51:16 10 Culture
00:51:25 10.1 Language
00:52:14 10.2 Tourism
00:57:48 10.3 Media
00:58:28 10.4 Cuisine
01:01:21 10.5 Sports and recreation
01:01:30 10.5.1 Association football
01:03:36 10.5.2 Basketball
01:03:59 10.5.3 Sport venues
01:05:15 10.6 Religion
01:06:04 10.7 Notable people
01:08:23 11 Education
01:08:33 11.1 Colleges and universities
01:10:27 11.2 Notable high schools
01:11:41 11.3 International schools
01:12:06 12 International relations
01:12:16 12.1 Consulates
01:12:25 12.2 Twin towns – sister cities
01:14:24 13 See also
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Chongqing (, also US: , Chinese: [ʈʂʰʊ̌ŋ.tɕʰîŋ] (listen)), alternately romanized as Chungking, is a major city in southwest China. Administratively, it is one of China's four municipalities under the direct administration of central government (the other three are Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin), and the only such municipality in China located far away from the coast.Chongqing was a municipality during the Republic of China (ROC) administration, serving as its wartime capital during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945); during this period, Chongqing was listed as one of the world's four anti-fascist command centers, along with Washington, D.C., London and Moscow. The current municipality was recreated on 14 March 1997 to help develop the central and western parts of China. The Chongqing administrative municipality has a population of over 30 million, spread over an area the size of Austria. The city of Chongqing made of 9 urban districts has a much smaller population of 18,384,100 as of 2016 estimation. According to the 2010 census, Chongqing is the most populous Chinese municipality, and also the largest direct-controlled municipality in China, containing 26 districts, eight counties, and four autonomous counties.
The official abbreviation of the city, Yu (渝), was approved by the State Council on 18 April 1997. This abbreviation is derived from the old name of a part of the Jialing River that runs through Chongqing and feeds into the Yangtze River.
Chongqing has a significant history and culture. Being one of China's National Central Cities, it serves as the economic centre of the upstream Yangtze basin. It is a major manufacturing centre and transportation hub; a July 2012 report by the Economist Intelligence Unit described it as one of China's 13 emerging megalopolises.