Tourism around Chongqing

Ciqikou ancient town, located in Shapingba District in the west of Chongqing's main urban area, is named after its porcelain production. Cihuakou Town faces Jialing River in the east. At that time, it was a lively land and water wharf. Later, with the development of the expressway, the wharf was gradually lost. Today's Ciqikou is more of a good place for citizens to relax and experience folk customs on weekends.

Walking in dozens of streets and alleys in ciqikou ancient town, next to buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties, at the foot of Qingshi Road. Of course, like ancient towns near other cities, everything in front of tourists has been renovated in recent years. However, this does not affect your experience of the local customs of "old Chongqing" here. The ancient town is not big, so it's no problem to walk around according to the signs.

You can visit the typical mountain houses in eastern Sichuan, such as Zhongjiayuan and Tongjiayuan. You can also visit the folk culture village in the town, where Sichuan Opera, storytelling and other folk cultural activities with local characteristics are held all the year round. You can also go to Baolun Temple, a thousand-year-old temple in the town, to burn incense and pray with your family. It is said that Wen Jian, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, lived here in seclusion.

Tired from walking, there are many teahouses in the street. Find one. The teahouse is also a scene of this thousand-year-old town. Sailors, uncles in robes and others like to come and go here. While drinking tea, I also have the opportunity to appreciate local folk arts, such as sitting and singing of Sichuan Opera and the voice of Sichuan.

When you visit ciqikou ancient town, you can also taste many local delicacies and snacks. Maoxuewang, Qianpi (bean products) and salted peanuts are the "three musts" in the town. In addition, more famous than this "three wonders" is the famous "Chen Mahua" in the late Qing Dynasty. Twist is made by hand, and it is very brittle. There are many "Chen Mahua" in the town, which one is the most authentic? You can see which store has the longest queue.

There are many hotels and inns in the town, but most tourists go back to stay in the city. The "Youth Hostel in the Age of Innocence" in the town is more popular with young artists. The hotel is near the arch of Long Yin Gate. The ancient town is not far from Geleshan Martyrs Cemetery. You can also take the rail transit 1 line from Guzhen and get off at Shapingba Station. The Three Gorges Square near the station is a very prosperous commercial center in Chongqing.

Chongqing

Chongqing, the abbreviation of Chongqing. Located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and Jialing River, it is surrounded by mountains and waters and two rivers. The city is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has beautiful scenery. It is famous not only for Jiangcheng, but also for Shancheng. Whenever night falls, looking up from afar, there are thousands of lights and the river is sparkling, and the scenery is not inferior to Victoria Harbour.

Chongqing, with a long history of 3,000 years, is rich in tourism resources. There are natural landscapes such as mountains and rivers, waterfalls and caves, and the representative ones are: Wulong Karst Scenic Area and Wushan Small Three Gorges; There are also Hongyan Revolutionary Memorial Hall, Geleshan Martyrs Cemetery, ciqikou ancient town and other cultural landscapes with Bayu Three Gorges as the capital.

At the same time, Chongqing is also a famous hot pot capital. The top food brand in Chongqing is hot pot. The more famous ones are Qin Ma, Little Swan, Baxiang Fish Head and Dezhuang. You must try hot pot when you come to Chongqing.

Night view of mountain city, Chongqing hot pot and beautiful women are three business cards of Chongqing!

Tianshengsan bridge

Tiansheng Third Bridge, located near Walnut Township, about 20 kilometers southeast of Wulong County, Chongqing, is the main attraction of Wulong Tiankeng Ground Cracking National Geopark (the attractions in the park are far apart, tickets are sold separately), which belongs to typical karst landform and is a rare geological wonder tourist area in China. When visiting the Tiansheng Third Bridge, you usually buy tickets at the tourist center in Fairy Town, and take the eco-car provided by the scenic spot (the ticket price is bundled with the ticket) to reach the entrance of the scenic spot.

Tiansheng Third Bridge is composed of three natural stone arch bridges, namely Tianlong Bridge, Qinglong Bridge and Heilong Bridge, and it is the largest Natural Bridge Group in Asia. The three bridges are arranged vertically in parallel and span the Amniotic River Canyon. The span of the stone bridge and the distance from the bottom of the canyon are all above 100 meters. Three stone bridges connect the mountains on both sides of the canyon, forming a strange landscape of "three bridges and two pits". The pit sandwiched between stone bridges is also called "Tiankeng".

After entering the scenic spot, visitors can take the sightseeing elevator down to the sinkhole at the bottom of the valley (the elevator fee is included in the ticket), and then walk along the quiet path at the bottom of the sinkhole. At this time, look around, everywhere is green, there are small streams; Looking up, there are cliffs everywhere, three stone bridges over 100 meters, and mountain springs fly down from them, forming a perfect picture of natural landscape.

Dazu rock carvings

Dazu Stone Carving is the general name of the grottoes carved by Mohist school in Dazu District (formerly Dazu County) of Chongqing, including Baoding Mountain, Beishan Mountain, Nanshan Mountain, Shimen Mountain and Shi Zhuan Mountain. Here, you can enjoy the stone carving art representing the Tang and Song Dynasties in China. Because it is located in the mountainous area, the traffic is inconvenient, avoiding war and man-made destruction.

Among Dazu's stone carvings, Baodingshan stone carvings and Beishan stone carvings are the most concentrated and famous. When tourists come to Dazu for sightseeing, they basically play with two stone carvings. Tickets are sold separately in Baodingshan and Beishan Stone Carvings, or you can buy a joint ticket, which is a little cheaper. There is no need to divide the two scenic spots in order when playing, with a distance of more than ten kilometers. The other three scenic spots in the stone carving group are too remote or closed to the public, so few people visit them.

Three Gorges Museum

Located on the west side of Chongqing People's Square, the Three Gorges Museum is the first large-scale museum named after "China" except Beijing. The Three Gorges Museum, formerly known as Chongqing Museum, has a collection of more than 1.7 thousand pieces of Bashu bronzes, sculptures and artworks in the Han Dynasty. It is a comprehensive museum integrating history, archaeology, culture, art and folk customs, and it is also a must-see for visitors to Chongqing.

The appearance of the museum is very spectacular. Directly above is a huge glass dome, which not only meets the needs of lighting in the lobby, but also the funnel-shaped circular dome is like a huge dew tray, which means "the water of the Three Gorges falls from the sky". The exterior wall consists of a large area of blue glass and simple sandstone. Blue glass symbolizes water, while sandstone exterior wall represents mountains, which fully embodies the characteristics of Chongqing as a landscape city. Strangely, the color of sandstone will change subtly at different times such as sunny, cloudy and rainy.

The Three Gorges Museum is divided into four floors, mainly composed of 360-degree movies and four basic exhibitions: the magnificent Three Gorges, the road to the city in Chongqing, and the years of the Anti-Japanese War; Six special exhibitions: cultural relics donated by Li, paintings and calligraphy of past dynasties, porcelain of past dynasties, sculpture art of Han dynasty, folk customs of southwest nationalities and coins of past dynasties; Semi-landscape painting exhibition and three temporary exhibitions. On the first floor, there is a ring screen movie screening hall, the magnificent Three Gorges exhibition hall and two temporary exhibition halls. On the second floor are the Far Cuba and Chongqing Exhibition Hall and the Chongqing Urban Road Exhibition Hall. On the third floor, there are War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and Chongqing Bombing Exhibition Hall, Han Dynasty Sculpture Art Museum, Southwest Ethnic Customs Museum, and Coin Museum. On the fourth floor is the exhibition hall of calligraphy, painting, porcelain and cultural relics donated by Li.