Comment by luotuoshangdui
8 months ago
This. Chongqing is not a "city" in the English sense of the word. Even in China, they jokingly call it a 省 (province).
8 months ago
This. Chongqing is not a "city" in the English sense of the word. Even in China, they jokingly call it a 省 (province).
It's also because it's not part of any province. So if you ask Chongqing people which province they are from, it's natural for them to reply "Chongqing". Same for Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin.