Data from the Chongqing War of Resistance Casualty Register reveals the extensive damage inflicted on central Chongqing and its surrounding areas. The city endured nearly 10,000 air raids, with over 18,000 bombs dropped, resulting in more than 32,000 direct deaths and injuries. Over 17,000 buildings were destroyed.

As heavy rains lashed southwest China in early July, a video was misleadingly shared in posts claiming it showed the roof of an airport in Chongqing collapsing. The footage in fact shows a section of ceiling collapsing at a shopping centre in the megacity,

Chongqing, one of China’s largest and most vibrant cities, is in the middle of a severe heatwave. Known for its spicy food and dazzling skyscrapers, this city in the southwest is now facing extreme temperatures that are making everyday life difficult.

On Monday night, the skies of Chongqing lit up with a spectacular basketball-themed drone light show to welcome NBA star and Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry, who launched his 2025 Curry Brand China Tour in the municipality earlier that day.

Binghui tunnel in Yiliang county of Zhaotong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. As a key project of the Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway, Binghui tunnel, with a total length of 21.17 kilometers,

Temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) have broiled Chongqing, a metropolis in China's southwest known for its fiery hotpot restaurants and cyberpunk cityscape, pushing some locals to cope with the increasingly hot weather in innovative ways.

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People dry grain at a government compound in Yongchuan District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 20, 2025. In recent days, rice in Yongchuan District has entered the harvest season. Local government has provided public areas such as government compounds and cultural squares for farmers to dry grain. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)