The culture of Ba and Yu is a component part of the Chinese culture.

With a history as long as more than three thousand years, it is formed with special features on this land known as the ’Land of Abundance.’

In terms of character, the people of Chongqing are quite straightforward, yet somewhat crude; enthusiastic, yet somewhat craft; humor, yet somewhat countrified; generous, yet somewhat exclusive. Besides, they are always ready to defend the weak and helpless, and fond of going to stand by and watch the fun.

The Chongqing citizens like to enjoy the hotpot, which is noted for its peppery and hot taste, scalding yet fresh and tender.

The people of Chongqing have all got strong to be able to walk a long way. It is simply because they have tempered themselves in climbing up and down the mountain steps everyday. So, young and old, woman and man, they have thus built a good physique. As for the young girls, they all have a slim figure due to that exercise. Besides, with the help of the fog day in the winter and the humid air in the summer, their skin has become so tender and white. However, on account of the function of the Sichuan food, they are endowed with hot temper and straightforward character. In this way, the local young girls used to speak in a loud voice. Furthermore, in spite of being the apple of their parents, they can do everything themselves once they have set up a family of their own after marriage.

Instead of playing the shadow boxing, the aged woman in Chongqing likes to gather on an open ground in downtown, exercising either the yangge dance, yaogu dancing or the disco dance choreographed exclusively for the middle- and the old-aged people. Besides, the more on-lookers there appear, the more vigorously they would perform. The gathering never comes to a close, no matter whether it is hot summer or cold winter. As a result, the performance of these amateur dancers has turned out to be one of the popular street scenes in Chongqing.