What places are worth visiting in Chongqing?

Places worth visiting in Chongqing

1. Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street

Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street is the most prosperous business district in Chongqing, with a number of department stores and hotels. There are so many of them, it is a good place for shopping, food and walking. It is also an excellent place to see the beauties of Chongqing. The pedestrian street is located in Yuzhong District, with Jiefangbei as the center and includes the surrounding Minquan Road, Zou Rong Road and Bayi Road.

As the most prosperous commercial street in Chongqing and even in western China, whether you are a "Bai Fumei" or a "Diaosi"; whether you are a Chongqing native or a tourist visiting Chongqing, you can find everything in the pedestrian street. Find your own happiness. Liberation Monument: A monument commemorating the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. The Liberation Monument on the pedestrian street is the only monument in the country commemorating the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. There are also attractions such as Nengren Temple and Luohan Temple near the pedestrian street. Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street and its surroundings are still one of the main choices for tourists to stay in Chongqing. There are high-end hotels such as InterContinental Hotel and the Intercontinental Hotel, as well as budget hotels with high cost performance.

2. Hongyadong

Hongyadong is a good place to visit the old streets of the mountain city, enjoy the scenery of the two rivers, and taste local food. The commercial street is located on Cangbai Road, Yuzhong District, at the riverside area where the Yangtze River and Jialing River meet. It is based on the "diaojiaolou" with the traditional architectural characteristics of Bayu. It is built along the mountains and rivers. The night view is stunning. Hongya Cave is composed of four parts: Zhiyan River Bar Street, Tiancheng Lane Bayu Style Street, Feast Food Street and exotic city balcony. The stilted building with the most traditional architectural features of Bayu is the main body. It is based on the mountain. Through mountain building techniques such as layered platforms, hanging feet, staggered stacks, and cliffs, this area of ??buildings is brought together. At night, it is brightly lit, making it a scene like a mountain city. When you walk into Hongya Cave for food, shopping and sightseeing, there are densely populated stilted buildings on both sides. There are 11 floors from Yanjiang Road at the foot to Cangbai Road at the top. The compartments have different functions, including restaurants, snack streets, bars and cafes, and souvenir shops. The top floor is an exotic city balcony that can be reached directly by elevator. Standing on the viewing platform, you can see the intersection of the two rivers from a distance, and the scenery is excellent. Next to it are the beacon wall, the bronze cannon, and the famous pirate bar, all of which make people linger.

3. Ciqikou Ancient Town

Ciqikou Ancient Town was a lively water and land wharf in the past. Step on the bluestone road, taste the local delicacies and snacks, sit in a teahouse and feel the old times. Chongqing’s customs and customs. Because it is so close to the city, the ancient town is now also a good place for citizens to relax and have fun. Follow the signs and there are more than a dozen streets and alleys in the ancient town, with Ming and Qing style buildings on both sides. Of course, everything in front of visitors has been renovated in recent years. But this does not affect your experience of "old Chongqing" here. The ancient town is not big, so walking around according to the signs is no problem. There are many scenic spots in the town, such as Zhongjiayuan and Tongjiayuan, which are typical mountain dwellings in eastern Sichuan in the ancient town and are worth seeing. The Baolun Temple in the town has a history of thousands of years, where you can offer incense and pray for blessings. There are also many teahouses on the street. Find one to sit in. Sailors and uncles in those days loved to come and go here. While drinking tea, you have the opportunity to appreciate local folk arts, such as Sichuan opera singing, Sichuan voiceless music, etc. The most famous snacks: You can taste many local delicacies and snacks in Chenmahua Ancient Town.

4. Bai Gongguan

Bai Gongguan, originally the villa of the warlord Bai Ju, was used as a secret prison for political prisoners by the Kuomintang secret service in 1938. Jiang Zhujun ( Jiang Jie), Xiao Luobotou and other famous revolutionary martyrs, it is also one of the prototypes of the novel "Red Rock", which truly reproduces the cruel imprisonment life of that year. Little Luobotou was imprisoned in the White Mansion: Anti-Japanese patriotic general Huang Xiansheng, Tongji University President Zhou Junshi, patriotic Liao Chengzhi, Communist Party member Song Qiyun, Xu Linxia, ??his wife and their youngest son (that is, Little Luobotou). After the establishment of the Sino-US Special Technical Cooperation Institute in 1943, Bai Gongguan was converted into a guest house, and its inmates were moved to nearby Zhazidong and moved back in April 1947. Most of the revolutionaries were killed. In October 1949, the news of the founding of New China reached here, and the revolutionaries were overjoyed. More than 100 people including Luo Guangbin, Chen Ran, and Ding Diping, who were imprisoned in Baigongguan Prison, could not control their excitement. They made a red flag with a red sheet and several paper-cut five-pointed stars. After the red flag was ready, it was hidden under the floor of the cell. On the eve of victory, except for Comrade Luo Guangbin, all other comrades died gloriously.

5. Zhazi Cave

Zhazi Cave is located at the foot of Gele Mountain in the suburbs of Chongqing. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and has a hidden terrain. It was originally a small coal kiln for manual coal mining. Named after it, it was transformed into a secret prison by the Kuomintang secret service in 1938 to detain and persecute revolutionaries, including the famous revolutionary martyr Jiang Zhujun (Sister Jiang). The Zhazidong Detention Center is divided into inner and outer courtyards. There are 16 men's cells and 2 women's cells in the inner courtyard. Here you can see the slogans written by the Kuomintang agents at that time, such as: "Youth is gone forever, think about it carefully", "Recognize the here and now, don't be obsessed", "The maze is endless, but when you turn back, you will find a safe place." The terrifying torture instruments in the outer courtyard are the offices and torture chambers of the agents. There were interrogation tables, iron chains, bamboo sticks, pepper water, tiger benches and other torture instruments in the torture room. On the wall of the outer courtyard, there are slogans such as "What the superior cannot see, think of, hear, and cannot do, we must see, think, hear, and do for the superior." On the eve of liberation, the Kuomintang set fire to Zhazidong, and a large number of revolutionary martyrs died unfortunately.