The tenth stop of visiting a city every month in 2023 - Chongqing
Arrived in Chongqing in mid-November, the changes are huge after not seeing it for ten years. I've always had a fondness for Chongqing, I really like this city full of stories, I like its unique and fantastic city layout, and I also like the movies shot here like 'Passing Your World' and so on. This trip also took the route of literary sentiment! A very fulfilling city walk, walking and watching, not tired!
🛏【Hotel Guide】
Stayed at Chongqing Holiday Riverside Hotel, a great hotel, comfortable environment, the terrace can directly see the beautiful river view, the key location is superior, opposite Hongyadong, 10 minutes out of the 3rd floor is Jiefangbei, out of the 1st floor is Hongyadong.
📆【Itinerary Guide】
Friday night: Arrived in Chongqing, it was very late, Hongyadong turned off the lights, but there were very few people on Qiansimen Bridge, super photogenic.
First day:
Shibati Traditional Style Area: A well-arranged mountain commercial body, must go to check in. There is an old shop called 'Forget Worry Grocery Store', the nostalgia sold is touching, there are many old photos collected by the boss with painstaking effort, that is many people's youth, some may be old, some may be gone, there are also out-of-print childhood comic books and tapes, worth a visit. There is also a record store, one wall is full of posters of every album of Jay Chou, Jay fans can go and see. There is an air-raid shelter exhibition, which introduces the unyielding history of Chongqing's resistance to war, worth learning! There is also a French-style building, the original French consulate, the century-old building is still well preserved!
Mountain City Trail: A few streets away from Shibati is the Mountain City Trail, a must-see attraction, here you can fully feel the city is a mountain, the mountain is a city! Residential buildings are on the mountain, find any unit door to go in thinking it is the first floor, maybe it is someone else's top floor. The view of the river inside is very beautiful and spectacular!
Eling Second Factory Cultural and Creative Park: A place with a strong literary atmosphere, the filming location of the movie 'Passing Your World', Zhang Yibai's film studio is here, it is recommended that those with the sentiment of this movie must go. The most ingenious thing here is that following the path all the way down the mountain is Liziba, no climbing, not tired.
Liziba Light Rail Station: Standing opposite you can take pictures of the train passing through the building, the scenery is really very Chongqing and wonderful!
Yangtze River Cableway: There are many people taking the cableway, queuing for 1-2 hours, not recommended to take, you can go directly from here to Bai Xiangju to take a panoramic view of the cableway
Bai Xiangju: A very dilapidated building, very much like the pipe buildings in Hong Kong movies, there is nothing to see or play here, but it is an excellent location for shooting the cableway, shooting the old buildings of the cross stairs in the village opposite from here, also very photogenic!
Chongqing Two Rivers Tour: Take a boat tour of the river from Chaotianmen or Hongyadong at night, more than an hour, a really rare experience! Very beautiful, overlooking the brightly lit river view of Chongqing! You can see the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River, you can see the key buildings of Chongqing, you can also see the panoramic view of Hongyadong, really like the small building in Spirited Away!
Second day:
Luohan Temple: Just near Jiefangbei, the architecture is exquisite, a rare temple in the country with five wealth gods! It feels very spiritual, the sign of counting Arhats and the problems I am encountering in my work and life now, just coincide!
Chongqing Art Museum: The red shape is very artistic, did not go to the exhibition inside, but shooting the exterior on the overpass and zebra crossing, eye-catching!
🚗🚗🚗Travel Route:
Day1: Chongqing Holiday Riverside Hotel (Jiefangbei Hongyadong Branch)→Chongqing Shibati Traditional Style Area→Mountain City Trail→Second Factory Cultural and Creative Park→Liziba Light Rail Station→Yangtze River Cableway→Bai Xiangju→Chongqing Two Rivers Tour
Day2: Chongqing Holiday Riverside Hotel (Jiefangbei Hongyadong Branch)→Chongqing Art Museum→Luohan Temple→Chongqing North Station
it’s best place to enjoy the ancient town and to observe the whole city view from one point. Reasons to Recommend:Highly recommend because it’s very beautiful and breathtaking. ♥️♥️♥️
The trail refers to the city trail that can only be walked. As we all know, Chongqing is a mountain city. Unlike most cities, the alleys in Chongqing have little flat road, mostly composed of uphill steps, which is what the locals say. According to statistics from the housing and construction department, there are 57 more mature trails in Chongqing. Tourists generally go to the mountain city trail to check in. The exact name should be the third trail of the mountain city, and it is also a section of the roundabout trail. The third trail is located on the southern slope of Yuzhong District, about three kilometers long, built along the river, along the Nanjimen ridge all the way up, you can lead to Ren'aitang, and then through Gulou Lane, Consul Lane, you can go to the gun dam, Tongyuanmen, it is an important road connecting the upper and lower half of the city in the old time, and there are many ancient buildings along the way. You can check in. There are many strategies on the Internet. The regular line is entered from the entrance of Zhongxing Road Trail. The whole journey is uphill. There is also a whole downhill route starting from Consul Alley. I chose to enter from Shancheng Alley, walk around the mountain for half a circle, and return to Tongyuanmen. It feels very good. Shancheng Lane is the only century-old lane named after the mountain city in Chongqing, built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In 1900, French missionaries lit up the pole on the slope of this lane for passers-by lighting, hence the name Tiandeng Lane, Tiandeng Street, in 1972 renamed Shancheng Lane. Hou Yu was built in the 1930s, belonging to the typical Shanghai Shikumen architectural style, from a side reflects the history of Chongqing as a companion during the period of the War of Resistance. The building masonry structure, stone door frame, eight-shaped facing door, curved window, stone house base, built on slope, is the typical representative of the main city of Chongqing mountain building. The suspended plank road built on the steep wall is a good place to view the river view. From here, the sight is suddenly bright, the Yangtze River, the bridge, and the opposite Nanping...Unobstructed. Opposite is the Nanjimen Railway Bridge, which is very beautiful to take pictures. A hundred meters forward, I saw the pavilion sitting on the plank road, and I went to Jintangmen. Like Nanjimen, there is no city gate, only the city wall. The walls on the cliffs were still strong, but every other section there were old trees, or poking out of the gap, growing up desperately, or with long roots, wrapped a section of the wall, or a stone, showing the vitality of the vigorous. Because I came earlier, the small shop and old building next to it did not open, but so I can enjoy the entire mountain city trail. The supporting facilities of the mountain city trail are still very complete. Walk one or two hundred meters. There will be road signs on the ground and walls. There are special attractions nearby. There are also commentary cards. The whole line is down. There is no need to ask others for directions at all. It is very suitable for a person to come to citywalk. I walked from Shancheng Lane to Tongyuanmen, stopped and took pictures, it took about an hour and a half, both exercising, and familiar with the style of Chongqing, not very tired, down the mountain in the Hula noodle restaurant opposite the Tongyuanmen city wall, ate a bowl of small noodles, packed things to the airport, Draw a complete end to the trip to Chongqing, happy. After the store opens during the day, the playability here will be stronger. It is said that the night view at night will be more beautiful. If you have two hours of leisure time in Chongqing, I recommend everyone to come and take a look.
Chongqing is a mountain city, and the mountain city trail is a city trail that can only be walked. Unlike the small streets and lanes of most cities, the mountain city trail has many steps up and down, which is what we call the "tikan". The most typical is the third trail in Chongqing. Located on the south slope of the Yuzhong Peninsula, from north to south, passing through the city Zhongshan Hospital (former Kuomintang Government Legislative and Judiciary), the anti-jiantang, the Bodhi King Kong Tower, the former site of the French Ren'aitang, the hanging plank road, etc., the whole length is 1748 meters. The third trail of the mountain city, from Guanyin Rock via the slab slope to Zhongxing Road. Along the way, there are historical attractions such as Anti-Jiantang, Bodhi King Kong Tower, First Waterworks Tower, Ancient City Wall, Ren'aitang, Houshi Kumen, Shancheng Lane and other unique old Chongqing flavors. Among them, a suspended plank road with a river view is also built on the cliff. On the edge of the Yangtze River, along the ancient city wall of Jintangmen, built along the mountain. On the plank road, you can see the scenery on the south bank of the Yangtze River. After the ancient road was repaired, there were eight additional viewing platforms, which were more beautiful and practical. After re-built, the old buildings have been strengthened to protect, not only the "landscape value" but also the "cultural temperament"
Chongqing Mountain City Trail is a walking city trail, located in the south slope of the Yuzhong Peninsula, from north to south, passing through the city Zhongshan Hospital (former Kuomintang government legislation, judicial house), anti-jiantang, Bodhi King Kong Tower, French Ren'aitang old site, hanging plank road, etc., the total length is 1748 meters. The mountain city trail has many steps up and down, which is what the locals say. The mountain city trail is a unique way of travel in Chongqing, and it is the unique culture of mountain city Chongqing.
I actually like it very much, the night view on the mountainside is particularly beautiful. The integration of dining, entertainment and cultural innovation here is very good.