Chongqing People’s Grand Hall

The Chongqing People's Auditorium is a large hall for major meetings and events, located in Yuzhong, Chongqing, China. Construction of the hall began in June 1951 and completed in April 1954, with the involvement of Liu Bocheng, Deng Xiaoping and He Long who were the leaders of the Communist Party's Southwest Bureau at the time.

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Type: Building
Description: building in Chongqing, China
Also known as: “Chongqing People’s Auditorium”, “Great Hall of the People”, “Great Hall of the People in Chongqing”, and “People’s Great Hall of Chongqing”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Three Gorges Museum and Chongqing People’s Auditorium.

Three Gorges Museum

Museum

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The Three Gorges Museum is a museum in the Yuzhong District of Chongqing, about the Three Gorges and Chongqing. It is one of the largest museums in the country. Three Gorges Museum is situated 350 metres west of Chongqing People’s Grand Hall.

Chongqing People’s Auditorium

Metro station

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Line 10 of Chongqing Rail Transit is a rapid transit line that opened on 28 December 2017. Rapid trains started operating on Line 10 in June 2020. The trains on Line 10, which links Jiangbei Airport and Chongqing North railway station, are equipped with a luggage rack on each car. Chongqing People’s Auditorium is situated 200 metres east of Chongqing People’s Grand Hall.

Pipa Mountain Park

Park

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Pipa Mountain Park is a major urban park in the city of Chongqing. With an elevation of 345 meters, this park is the highest point of the Yuzhong District of Chongqing. Pipa Mountain Park is situated 1 km southeast of Chongqing People’s Grand Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chongqing and Jiefangbei.

Chongqing

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Chongqing is fast becoming the most economically important city in the interior West China, with an urban population of around 8.8 million. In addition to the central urban area, Chongqing Municipality also includes some 80,000 km² of the neighboring countryside and smaller towns, with approximately 30 million people altogether.

Jiefangbei

Quarter

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Jiefangbei Central Business District, also known as Jiefangbei Business Walking Street, is the ultra-dense, urbanized downtown core and one of several central business districts of Chongqing, China.