Plan your Chongqing tour? Chongqing was the Wartime Capital of China during the anti-Japanese war (World War II). No matter you are a history buff or not, it is an interesting experience to have a short trip to the former residence of General Joseph Warren Stilwell (aka Flying Tiger Museum in Chongqing). A part of…
Plan your Chongqing tour? As a major city in southwestern mainland China, Chongqing is a port city with a large municipal area and big population in China. Nowadays, Chongqing is a modern city, China’s fourth municipality after Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. Chongqing is a city of hills, with many old lanes and buildings worth exploring,…
Plan your Chongqing tour? Ciqikou is an ace in the hand of Chongqing Municipality that they could use to beat other cities in so called keeping the old structure and respecting the local culture. Chengdu has Kuan Zhai Xiang, Hangzhou has Qinghefang, Shanghai has Yuyuan Bazaar, Tianjin has an ancient cultural street, Hohhot has Saishanglaojie and…
Plan your Chongqing tour? Chongqing is one of the four municipalities in southwestern China. Chongqing boasts rich tourist resources in terms of history, culture, art and natural landscape. As one of the “Three Furnaces”, summer in Chongqing can be extremely hot and humid. Chongqing has a humid subtropical climate, with the two-season monsoonal variations typical…
Each time on a Chongqing Tour, Chongqing People’s Hall will be listed on my travel agenda no matter how tight my schedule. The grandeur building has stood there over 60 yeaars since 1951 when it was built under the suggestion of Marshal He Long. It was an huge auditorium to accommodate domestic and overseas guests. Its size and structture could…
If you are keen on the Three Gorges, its history and project and Chongqing History as well, China Three Gorges Museum is not to be missed on your Chongqing Tour. The museum is located just opposite Chongqing People’s Hall. The visit to Chongqing People’Hall is naturally coupled with the rewarding tour of the Three Gorges Museum….
For a domestic Chinese tourist, no Chongqing Tour is complete without visiting Zhazidong prison. The site of Zhazidong Prison was covertly set up in 1943 by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) . It is located in Gele Mountains, northwest of Chongqing. Zhazidong was a coal mine turned prison with 16 wards for men and 2 for women holding 300 prisoners…
Plan your Chongqing Tour? Chongqing is the only municipality directly under the central government in western China. Located on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Chongqing is southwest China’s biggest industrial and commercial center, communication hub and inland port. I believe our rapid economic growth, enchanting landscapes, mysterious history, unique culture and hospitable citizens…