Shoulders. The bang bang have always been a vital part of peoples lives here. In a city so full of hills and narrow roads, bang bangs have carried many loads for residents. Now they are on the verge of disappearing. Chongquing used to have 500,000 of these carriers but as the city has become developed, theyre steadily disappearing. This episode follows the end of their legacy. The chongquing river is the largest in asia. Located upstream, its developed into a major port for river transport. Chongquing is a directly controlled municipality of china, along with beijing and shanghai. It used to be a part of Szechwan Province but given its current designation as part of an effort to develop innercities that had fallen behind coastal regions due to the effects of reform policies. Recently chongquing has been further developed as a hub connecting china and europe. Thanks to those efforts it am joyed an 11 growth last year, the largest in china. The city is undergoing numerous nation Wide Dev
Chinese economy is slowing down yet it has emerged as a new destination for global investors. It is felt that when the economy recovers it will bring excellent returns
As a result, Beijing has speeded up its diplomatic charm offensive in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, Yu Jie, Senior Research Fellow on China, Asia-Pacific Programme