scheduling

DAY1 departure place Chongqing Jiangbei Airport Monument to the people's Liberation

Day2 Millennium Ancient Town Ciqikou Liziba Light Rail Station Monument to the people's Liberation

DAY3 Crown Escalator - Hongyadong - Qiansimen Bridge

Regarding Transportation

Arrive at Chongqing Jiangbei Airport, then directly take the light rail line 3 in the terminal to Niujiaotuo, and then transfer to line 2 to Linjiangmen. Monument to the people's Liberation and Hongyadong are nearby, which is very convenient for travel and accommodation.

Wandering the Monument to the people's Liberation

Of course, you can't miss the night view of Chongqing when you come here. You must go to Monument to the people's Liberation to clock in. This is a landmark building in Chongqing. In the evening, stroll to the Monument to the people's Liberation. The surrounding high-rise buildings have been lit. Chongqing is very busy at night. The bustling people come here to feel the charm of the mountain city Chongqing.

Monument to the people's Liberation is located in the center of Monument to the people's Liberation Commercial Pedestrian Street, Yuzhong District, Chongqing. It was started on October 31, 1946 and completed in August 1947. It is the spiritual symbol of the victory of the Anti Japanese War and the only monument in China commemorating the victory of the Chinese nation in the Anti Japanese War.

Check in at Bayi Road Delicious Street

There is a snack street near Monument to the people's Liberation. You can go there for a stroll. After a while, you will be there. This Bayi Road delicious street has many kinds of delicious food, including hot and sour noodles, Liaoji Bangbang chicken, tofu pudding, small town dumplings, meat skewers, and rose ice noodles.

Sichuan Chongqing Snack tofu pudding Rice

Tofu pudding rice is a common snack in Sichuan, Chongqing and Guizhou. tofu pudding is usually served with seasoning, and can be eaten directly. Generally, a bowl of tofu pudding rice is served with braised white meat, mashed garlic and hoof flower soup, which is really super satisfying after eating.

Essential is hotpot

Of course, you can't come to Chongqing without hot pot. When you eat hot pot, you have to pay special attention to it. The condiments must include the most basic garlic, ginger, onion and sesame oil, which are indispensable. Then, according to your own preferences, you can add vinegar, oyster sauce, seasoning salt, coriander, sesame, peanut chips and other ingredients, which is absolutely wonderful.

There are really too many hotpot restaurants in Chongqing, and I don't know which one to go to for a while. Because I was strolling through the delicious food street on Bayi Road and saw a hotpot restaurant upstairs, I casually decided to go to their house to have some food.

How should I put it? The taste is decent, with no merits or demerits, just like the typical taste of hot pot. But I feel like the portion is a bit small. Our group of three ate almost 400, with an average of over 100 per person, but we only ate about 70-80% full. The cost-effectiveness is not very high. (Maybe our appetite is a bit large hahaha)

Millennium Ancient Town Ciqikou

The next day, check in at the thousand year old town of Ciqikou, take Line 1 directly from Jiaochangkou to Ciqikou Station, and then follow the main troops forward. It's definitely not wrong hahaha.

Ciqikou Ancient Town, located in the northeast of Shapingba District, the main city of Chongqing, is a folk cultural ancient town with a history of over 1000 years. The terrain is bordered by Jialing River in the front and Geleshan Mountain in the back, with Jinbi Mountain, Ma'anshan Mountain, and Fenghuang Mountain parallel, surrounded by Qingshui River and Fenghuang River. After generations of development, the front and back streets have been formed, which are respectively called "Zhengjie" and "Laojie" by the locals. The ancient town of Ciqikou has 12 streets and alleys, with most of the buildings on both sides in the Ming and Qing styles. The ground is paved with stone slabs, and shops stand along the street.

National AAAA level scenic spot, a famous historical and cultural street in China, a key protected traditional street in Chongqing, the "New Ba Yu Twelve Scenic Spots" in Chongqing, and the Ba Yu Folk Culture Tourism Circle. Ciqikou Ancient Town was founded in the Song Dynasty and has a unique landscape of "one river, two streams, three mountains, and four streets", forming a natural harbor. It is an important water and land dock by the Jialing River.

A stone paved road and a millennium old Ciqikou are the epitome and symbol of Chongqing's ancient city, praised as the "Little Chongqing". Ciqikou Ancient Town has developed traditional performance projects such as oil pressing, silk drawing, sugar making, noodle making, Sichuan opera, as well as various traditional snacks, tea houses, etc. The Ciqikou Temple Fair held every Spring Festival is the most distinctive traditional event, attracting tens of thousands of citizens to participate.

Actually, Ciqikou is similar to the ancient towns I have been to before, both of which are quite commercialized. The shops on the street sell local cuisine, specialties, and handicrafts, and there are many shops selling hot pot ingredients.

Unlike the ancient towns we have been to before, due to Chongqing's unique terrain, it is built on a mountain. When we stroll inside, we always climb up and down.

When we went, it happened to be a weekend and there were a lot of people in the ancient town, almost walking and stopping. After strolling around, I feel like I'm not doing well anymore. Due to the hot weather, after wandering for an hour, we took a detour back home.

It's not necessarily necessary to go to those internet famous attractions, it's also great to wander around the streets and alleys of Chongqing.

Liziba Light Rail Station

Starting from Monument to the people's Liberation, take Light Rail Line 2 at Jiaochangkou Station to Liziba Light Rail Station. This place has become a popular check-in spot for internet celebrities in recent years, and everyone has come to witness the scene of the light rail passing through buildings. Many tourists pick up their cameras and phones to capture the scene of the light rail passing through the building.

Liziba Station is an elevated side platform station on Chongqing Metro Line 2. It is located on the eighth floor and is the first cross platform monorail elevated station in China to coexist with commercial and residential buildings. The light rail always passes through the middle of a high-rise residential building, which is very eye-catching. In recent years, it has become a must visit place for tourists from other places to check in Chongqing.

Crown Escalator

The Crown Escalator was originally a transportation vehicle connecting the two intersections in the upper half of Chongqing and the Caiyuanba in the lower half of the city. This second longest first level elevated slope escalator in Asia not only provides convenience for people's travel, but also carries the memories of several generations of Chongqing people.

The steep slope, long distance, large drop, and distant visual features of the Crown Escalator have also attracted various variety shows and film crews to come and shoot. The one-way ticket price for the Crown Escalator is 2 yuan. If you need to take photos while riding, be sure to pay special attention to safety and hold onto the handrail tightly.

Hongya Cave - Spirited Away's Dream World

When you come to Chongqing, you can't miss the night view of Hongya Cave, which is very close to the Monument to the people's Liberation. It's only a few minutes' walk away. We arrived at a road in Linjiang, which is the eleventh floor of Hongya Cave. Below is Hongya Cave. We didn't rush into Hongya Cave first, but went to the nearby Qiansimen Bridge, where we could see the full view of Hongya Cave.

Hongya Cave is located in Cangbai Road, Monument to the people's Liberation, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, and in the riverside area where the Yangtze River and Jialing River meet. It is a tourist area with sightseeing, leisure and vacation functions. The main attractions consist of suspended buildings, antique commercial streets and other landscapes. Hongya Cave has a total of 11 floors, and the lights are turned on at night from 6 pm to 10 pm.

As night approached, the lights inside Hongya Cave also lit up. Whether walking inside the building or looking at the outside scenery across the road, one would feel very shocked, as if they were in the midst of a movie scene.

After taking some photos on the bridge, we turned back and planned to enter Hongyadong to take a look.

Entering Hongyadong, there are dense stilted houses on both sides, and most of the shops along the street are snacks, specialty shops, bars, and cafes, as well as unique shops.

Actually, I don't feel the need to wander inside Hongyadong. It's not much different from the pedestrian streets outside. It's still nice to see the night view on the road outside or on the Qiansimen Bridge.

Qiansimen Bridge

The Qiansimen Jialing River Bridge is a cross river passage connecting Yuzhong District and Jiangbei District in Chongqing. It is located on the Jialing River waterway and is a part of the urban secondary road in the northern part of Chongqing city.

In terms of design, the Qiansimen Jialing River Bridge integrates the entire bridge into the mountains and waters of Chongqing, fully showcasing the beauty of Chongqing's "landscape city bridge". In terms of site selection, it is adjacent to Hongyadong, which has the most traditional architectural features of Ba Yu, the "hanging foot building group". Classical architecture and modern bridges complement each other, meeting people's new needs and experiences when crossing the bridge, and achieving the integration of ancient and modern.

In fact, the best place to see Qiansimen is from the observation deck of Hongyadong, but its uniqueness cannot be seen from the bridge.

Play tips

1. The transportation in the main urban area of Chongqing is very convenient, with buses and light rails directly reaching many places, all of which can meet the travel needs of travelers.

2. Sometimes navigation doesn't work in Chongqing. If you can't find your way, you can ask passersby. People in Chongqing are usually friendly and will tell you when you ask for directions.

3. The summer in Chongqing is very hot, with the hottest time being during the dog days of summer, around August, reaching up to over 40 degrees Celsius. From March to June and from September to November, the temperature is suitable and there is less rainfall, making it a suitable season for travel.

4. Chongqing has a lot of rain, remember to bring an umbrella with you. This can not only provide shade from the sun, but also shield you from wind and rain when it rains.

5. Shoes must come with a comfortable pair of sneakers, never wear high heels!! In the streets and alleys of Chongqing, there are many staircases, climbing stairs, and sloping roads, one after another, which will make you doubt your life.

epilogue

When you return from your trip, you may not receive any material gains. Our journey is not just about sharing a few photos, but more importantly, traveling with that heart, making the long river of life rich and wonderful, enriching this rare life.

Some things need to be done early. If we don't do them now, we may never do them again in our lifetime. Many times, we often lose on the word "wait". When we have money and time, we may not realize that we are always busy. Perhaps when we feel we have time, the person around us is no longer there.