重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)慶(qing)是一座獨具特(te)色的(de)“山城、江(jiang)城”,地(di)(di)貌以丘陵、山地(di)(di)為主,其(qi)中(zhong)山地(di)(di)占76%;長(chang)江(jiang)橫貫全(quan)境,流(liu)程691公里,與(yu)嘉陵江(jiang)、烏(wu)江(jiang)等河流(liu)交匯。旅游資源豐富,有長(chang)江(jiang)三(san)峽(xia)、世(shi)界(jie)文化遺產(chan)大(da)足石(shi)刻、世(shi)界(jie)自然遺產(chan)武隆(long)喀斯特(te)和(he)南(nan)川金佛(fo)山等壯麗景觀(guan)。重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)慶(qing)是中(zhong)國(guo)中(zhong)西(xi)(xi)部地(di)(di)區(qu)唯一的(de)直轄(xia)市。新中(zhong)國(guo)建(jian)立初期,重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)慶(qing)為中(zhong)央(yang)直轄(xia)市,是中(zhong)共中(zhong)央(yang)西(xi)(xi)南(nan)局、西(xi)(xi)南(nan)軍政委員會駐地(di)(di)和(he)西(xi)(xi)南(nan)地(di)(di)區(qu)政治、經濟、文化中(zhong)心。