重(zhong)慶(qing)是(shi)一(yi)座獨具特(te)(te)色的“山(shan)(shan)城(cheng)、江(jiang)城(cheng)”，地(di)(di)(di)貌以丘陵(ling)、山(shan)(shan)地(di)(di)(di)為(wei)主，其中(zhong)(zhong)山(shan)(shan)地(di)(di)(di)占76%；長江(jiang)橫貫全(quan)境，流程691公里，與嘉陵(ling)江(jiang)、烏江(jiang)等河流交匯。旅游資源豐富，有長江(jiang)三峽、世界文化遺產(chan)大足石刻、世界自然遺產(chan)武隆喀(ka)斯特(te)(te)和(he)南川金佛山(shan)(shan)等壯麗景觀。重(zhong)慶(qing)是(shi)中(zhong)(zhong)國中(zhong)(zhong)西(xi)部(bu)地(di)(di)(di)區(qu)唯一(yi)的直(zhi)轄市(shi)。新(xin)中(zhong)(zhong)國建(jian)立初期(qi)，重(zhong)慶(qing)為(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)央直(zhi)轄市(shi)，是(shi)中(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)中(zhong)(zhong)央西(xi)南局、西(xi)南軍(jun)政委(wei)員會駐地(di)(di)(di)和(he)西(xi)南地(di)(di)(di)區(qu)政治、經濟、文化中(zhong)(zhong)心。