Indeed, some place names in Chongqing are vulgar, but still make Chongqing people feel warm and kind when calling them. The forthright temperament of the city can’t be hidden.

“Maoershi” (cat stone) is cute and lovely;

“Yiwanshui” (a bowl of water) is tranquil;

“Datongjie” (a street of iron beating) implies vulgar life;

“Si-, Wu-, Liu-, Qi-, Ba- and Jiugongli” (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-kilometer) are simple and crude;

“Maoxiangou” (knitting wool trench) and “Tannaoke” (beach head) are inexplicable.

Have you ever been puzzled by these place names? (Translated by Huang Juan, Fathom Language Limited)