Chungking
Britishnoun
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After all, he told the Nikkei Weekly, the Japanese had carried out an indiscriminate air raid on civilians on the Chinese city of Chungking in 1938.
From Washington Post
One of Tsang’s tours visits the city’s famed Chungking Mansions, a labyrinthine complex with ethnic restaurants, guesthouses and stores selling everything from cheap phones to burqas.
From Reuters
The community is concentrated around the mosque and the nearby Chungking Mansions building, a ramshackle collection of restaurants, cheap hotels and South-Asian run stores.
From Reuters
And while I'll be the first to admit that Chungking Express is not on the same tier as Star Wars, it's still well-known among movie nerds.
From The Verge
Dongpo — Let us contemplate the phenomenon of la zi ji, known in Sichuan-style restaurants as spicy fried chicken, Chungking fried chicken, Chongqing spicy chicken, chicken with chiles, or spicy diced chicken.
From Los Angeles Times
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