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Entry: Chongqing, China - A87865870
Author: Gnomon - U151503

Where I went on my holidays.

It's a bit scrappy, but I think it is important that this information is available in the Guide - there's very little there about China at all.

Nice work and you are right about China we do need more entries

Yes, it's good to have an article about a Chinese city. This is a good piece of work and I particularly liked the sections on the hills and the food.

I wondered about the order of the entry. Would it be better to have the interesting features of Chongquin earlier (from its history to sights outside the city?) After your descriptions of smog and the destruction of old buildings, I wondered why I would want to go there!

I noticed some repetition. You first state that there are four metro lines in the section entitled Hills, but repeat this in the Transport section. You also repeat that there are plans for 16 more metro lines within the Transport section.

In the section on Open-Air Dancing, I wondered if some of the dancing was Tai Chi, which I believe is widely practised?

Yes, some of the dancing is probably Tai Chi, but most of it is what Europeans would call dancing. I certainly saw waltzes, tangos, line dancing, and the sort of dancing that Diversity do, whatever that is called.

I've reworded the references to the metro railway system to eliminate the repetition. It flows better now.

I like the order the sections are presented in - I prefer to warn people about the smog before telling them about the interesting sights. Chongqing is very much the sort of place that people go to on business rather than holidays, so I don't want to present all the exciting places and then at the end tell about the problems.

I'm sure you've got lots of photos, so I'm looking forward to this entry going forward.

A few thoughts and comments
'there are two monorail lines, one of which is the longest in the world.' – Am I the only one in suspense wondering exactly how long this is? It may be longer, but I bet it wasn't declared open by the Wombles like the one at Beaulieu's National Motor Museum.

Picadilly – Piccadilly

Like all mediaeval cities, Chongqing had walls. – Do you mean 'Like all mediaeval cities in China, Chongqing had walls.'?

'The museum was built in 1963 and was originally known as the 'Exhibition Hall on Crimes of the U.S. Imperialism and Chiang Kai-shek'. It was renamed the 'Martyr's Cemetery Museum' in 1963.' – So it didn't keep the original name long, then?

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I'll check those dates...

The name was changed in 1985. Well spotted.

Chongqing's line 3 is not only the longest but also the busiest monorail in the world. I'll add these details later when I'm at a computer

OK, I've dealt with all those points except the absence of wombles. I have yet to find out whether any rubbish-recycling creatures opened the monorail line. Until I do, I won't mention it.

I now say "Like most mediaeval cities in the world" rather than "Like all mediaeval cities".

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Thank you.

I'll try and dig out a few pictures to go with this entry.

Well done, me old china!

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Congratulations! I hope you brought us some pictures from your holidays?

I've lots of pictures, Tav. I'll pick a few good ones and send them to you.

Photos sent.

Thank you, got them!