Chungking (Chongqing; 106.561E 29.579N) is the largest city of the Szechuan Plain, a relatively isolated region of China, which is readily accessible only through the Yangtze Gorges. It is located on a rocky promontory between the Yangtze and Kialing Rivers that has been inhabited for over 2000 years: The first walled city was built here in 320 B.C. The Chinese nationalist government fled to Chungking in 1937, prior to the Pacific War, and was subject to heavy bombing throughout the war. The caves in the rocky hills of the city served as effective air raid shelters.
Coal was mined in the area (300,000 tons per year).
Climate Information:
Elevation 755'
Temperatures: Jan 49/41, Apr 73/60, Jul 93/76, Oct 71/61, record 111/29
Rainfall: Jan 4/0.6, Apr 9/3.9, Jul 6/5.6, Oct 13/4.4 == 42.9" per annum
References
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia (c) 2007 by Kent G. Budge. Index