Livin' In The Chonx

If you’ve already booked your ticket and you’re on your way to Chongqing get the most accurate weather forecast for right now with any of the various weather sites.  Wunderground is usually fairly accurate.
If still trying to decide when to come, the best advice is to avoid the summer.  Unless of course you enjoy the […]

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The Olympic torch reaches the Chongqing leg of the relay this Sunday, the 15th.  It will first pass through Wanzhou District (one of the stops along the Three Gorges Cruise) and end in downtown Chongqing on the 16th.
The torch will pass between 416 runners, the oldest 89 years of age and the youngest only 15. […]

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You Ju 邮局
There are large China Post offices in every major shopping district, and smaller branch offices scattered throughout the city. The small offices can usually handle letters, postcards, small packages shipped within China. But for larger packages or shipping packages overseas they will usually direct you to a larger post office.
Mailing packages: […]

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These are the hospitals, recommended by the US Embassy in Beijing, which have English-speaking doctors and are able to provide medical care and services to foreigners.
First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
• Yi Ke Da Xue Fu Shu Yi Yuan 医科大学附属医院
• This hospital, also known as Chong Yi (重医) […]

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Yao Dian/Yao Fang 药店/药房
Pharmacies can be found all over the city and are typically easy to spot with their counters and walls lined with medicine. Most are divided by Chinese and Western medications, and you may be surprised what you can purchase over the counter here (cough syrup with codeine for instance). Surprisingly, […]

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The Amity Foundation provides a detailed list of several of the churches (English & Chinese) in Chongqing. The churches listed there are most likely all officially sponsored by the government. Services are typically in Chinese. Up until recently English services were held in the Hilton, but these services may be discontinued. […]

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Jian Shen Zhong Xin 健身中心
Small gyms can be found scattered around the city. But most expats will recommend the two large gyms in Shapingba and Nanping. These gyms are full of weight training and aerobics equipment, and for an additional fee you can enroll in classes like spinning and yoga. Annual […]

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Gāo ěr Fū Qiú Chǎng 高尔夫球场
Believe it or not there are three golf courses in Chongqing, and more on the way. (Someone must have given the municipal government a tip about foreign business transactions) If you can afford a round of golf here then you probably have your own personal driver, so […]

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