{"id":3555,"date":"2011-03-07T14:23:34","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T06:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/chongqing-travel\/what-to-see-in-chongqing\/"},"modified":"2011-03-07T14:23:34","modified_gmt":"2011-03-07T06:23:34","slug":"what-to-see-in-chongqing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/chongqing-travel\/what-to-see-in-chongqing","title":{"rendered":"What to see in Chongqing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chongqing People's Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Plan your Chongqing Tour<\/span><\/a>? Chongqing is the only municipality directly under the central government\u00a0in 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 will make your journey to Chongqing enjoyable and unforgetable.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Features & Attractions<\/strong>
\n\u2022<\/span>Ci Qi Kou<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
\u2022People Liberation Monument
\n\u2022<\/span>Dazu Rock Carving<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
\u2022General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum
\n\u2022Wulong Karst Region
\n\u2022<\/span>Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
\u2022Great Hall of the People
\n\u2022Chongqing Zoo<\/span><\/div>\n
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Ci QI Kou<\/strong>
\nCi Qi Kou, 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) west of Chongqing<\/span><\/a>\u00a0City, is a village on the riverside of the Jialing Jiang (Jialing River). Every one stopping in Chongqing should make sure not to miss the ancient village Ci Qi Kou. The village bears a strong flavor of the Ming (1368 – 1644) and Qing Dynasties (1644 – 1911) and takes you back to everyday life of the old days.
\nCovering an area of about 1.2 square kilometers (297 acres), the village remains as before: twelve streets and lanes interlaced with paving of grayish slates. Strolling along, looking at the picturesque wooden shops and other various outlets with people inside leisurely going about their business, you find yourself absorbed by the strong feeling of ancient times.
\nTicket Price: 5Yuan
\nOpening Time: 08:00-17:00
\nHow to get there: Bus No. 215 and get off at Tongjiaqiao Station<\/span><\/div>\n
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People Liberation Monument<\/strong>
\nLocated at the intersection of Minzu Road, Minquan Road and Zhourong Road, the People’s Liberation Monument is one of the landmarks of Chongqing<\/span><\/a>.
\nChongqing People’s Liberation Monument was built in 1945 to commemorate the victory over the Japanese in WWII. it is about 27 meters tall. It stands in the Jiefangbei commercial square that is kind of like Times Square in New York. Jiefangbei square is a pedestrian square about 24,000 square meters in area. It was completed in 1997, and around the square are large malls and shopping centers, luxury hotels, entertainment areas, financial companies and high-rise buildings.
\nTicket Price: free
\nOpening Time: the whole day
\nHow to get there: There are many buses can take you to People Liberation Monument, including Buses No. 413, 418, 481, 301, 303, 215, 103, 104, 111, 112, 122, Tram No. 401, 402 or 405.
\nDazu Rock Carvings
\nIn Dazu County, some 165 kilometers away from Chongqing, are more than 40 sites of stone carvings with over 50,000 statues of Buddha completed from the late Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty. The grottoes on the Beishan Hill and Baoding Hill are the largest in scale, richest in content and most refined in artistic skill
\nThe Dazu Rock Carving is a piece of great work of China’s grotto art.\u00a0 It’s not only rich in content but also carved with marvelous technique. It skillfully combines the scientific principles of mechanics, optics, and clairvoyance with statues themselves and landform. The Dazu Rock Carving is reputed as “Artistic Palace of the Tang and Song Dynasties”.
\nTicket Price: 120Yuan
\nOpening Time: 09:00-16:00
\nHow to get there: There are long-distance buses to the Dazu Rock Carvings both from Chongqing and Chengdu.<\/span><\/div>\n
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General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum<\/strong>
\nThe General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum is situated in the Yuzhong Region of Chongqing<\/span><\/a>, and occupies an area of 7.2 mu (about 1.2 acres).
\nIt was founded in memory of Joseph W. Stilwell, an American general who contributed a great deal to the Chinese people. Since the museum opened to the public in 1991, tens of thousands of visitors from home and overseas have been there. William Pace, a former American Secretary of Defense, made a special trip to the museum in 1994 and was greatly touched by how well it had been preserved. Although it has been restored and enlarged several times, the style of it has not been changed.
\nTicket Price: 5Yuan
\nOpening Time: 09:00-17:00
\nHow to get there: take the Light Rail and get off at Lizibei Station<\/span><\/div>\n
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Wulong Karst Region<\/strong>
\nWulong Karst, an important part of South China Karst, is situated at the lower reaches of the Wujiang River southeast of Chongqing<\/span><\/a>. It was named as a world natural heritage by UNESCO in 2007.
\nChongqing Wulong Karst features spectacular karst landscapes, including the three main parts of Furong Cave, Three Natural Bridges and Houping Tiankeng (Houping Giant Doline).
\nWulong Karst is a valuable treasure that nature created. It is a cluster of several karst landscapes, consisting of gorges, natural bridges, caves, eroded dolines, shafts and underground streams.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum<\/strong>
\nThe Three Gorges Museum is located in downtown Chongqing<\/span><\/a>, next to People’s Square and across from the Great Hall of the People.
\nOccupying a floor area of 4,200 square meters (1 acre), Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum exhibits cultural relics numbering up to 30,000 items which excavated in around Three Gorges region. Adopting modern techniques by integrating sound, light and electricity, the museum enables people to understand the culture and history in a more interactive way.
\nTicket Price: Free
\nOpening Hours:09:00 – 17:00 (visitors are suggested to enter before 16:00)
\nHow to get there: Bus No.104, 112, 132, 145, 152, 181, 215, 261, 262, 265, 322, 338, 421, 609, 829, 862 (Inner Loop Line), 866, 868 (Afternoon) or 881 and get off at Dalitang stop. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Great Hall of the People<\/strong>
\nSituated at Xuetian Wan, Renmin Road,\u00a0Chongqing<\/span><\/a> and covers an area of 66,000 square meters with a 4,000-seat auditorium, the Great Hall of the People is considered the emblem of Chongqing.
\nThe hall is in the architectural style of the Ming (1368-1644) and the Qing Dynasties(1616 – 1911). The round roof with its green glazed tiles makes the building looks like the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, the porch in front of the hall with its red columns and white marble rails reminds people of the Tian\u2019an Men gate in Beijing.
\nTicket Price: 5Yuan
\nOpening Time: 08:00-18:00
\nHow to get there: Buses No. 103, 104, 105, 111, 112, 122, 215, 181 or 503 to get to the Great Hall of the People<\/span><\/div>\n
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Chongqing Zoo<\/strong>
\nSituated in the southern part of Chongqing<\/span><\/a>, Chongqing Zoo occupies more than 60 hectares of land. There are over 200 species of animals and 1,000 birds. Among all of the residents of the Chongqing Zoo, the pandas are the most popular.
\nThere is a tea house and restaurants. There are pens or corrals for animals and amusement facilities, and the two kinds of pandas in the Panda Room are the star attraction.
\nTicket Price: 20Yuan
\nOpening Time: 08:00-18:00
\nHow to get there: Buses No. 412, 413, 416 or 419 to the zoo; or take Light Rail No. 2 to get there<\/span><\/div>\n
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Chongqing Half Day Highlight Tour<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Chongqing One Day Highlight Tour <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Chongqing Dazu Grottoes Day Tour<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Chongqing Fishing City + Ciqikou Old Town Day Tour<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Chongqing Wulong Karst Day Tour<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Chongqing 3 Day Classic Tour<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Chongqing Yangtze River Yichang Classic 4 Day Tour<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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