Ba and Yu (Chinese: 巴渝; pinyin: Bāyú) are old names of Chongqing in Imperial times.
Some scenic views appeared in earlier lists no longer exist in modern days due to the change of physical geography, landscapes and land-uses.
The eight views on the original list are: Chongqing is a major city with diverse landscapes and culture.
The traditional twelve views of Chongqing was proposed in 1760 by Wang Erjian (王尔鉴), a county-level governor of Chongqing during the reign of Qianlong Emperor in the Qing dynasty.
In 1990, the new list of twelve views of Chongqing was released by the Evening newspaper:[5] In 2006, Chongqing Evening News newspaper launched another activity to propose the current version of twelve views.