Chongqing
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Hotel: Ascott Raffles City Chongqing · 重庆来福士雅诗阁服务公寓 · 9.4 rating
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Day trip — plan separately
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Wulong Karst National Park
UNESCO karst landscape ~3 hrs from the city, with dramatic natural bridges, caves and river canyons.
full day
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武隆喀斯特旅游区⎘
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Wulong Karst National Geology Park⎘
⚠️ Book a car early — it's a 3-hour drive each way and most drivers prefer to wait or you pay a round-trip fee. Consider going with a local tour.
West side cluster
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The Ring Mall (Guanghuan)
A shopping mall in Liangjiang with a 42-metre indoor botanical garden and the "Tree Light Forest" atrium.
daytime
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光环购物公园⎘
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Guanghuan Shopping Park Chongqing⎘
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Liziba Station — train through building
A Line 2 monorail station famously built through the middle of a residential apartment block.
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李子坝轻轨站观景台⎘
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Liziba Monorail Station Viewing Platform⎘
💡 You can also see the train from the street and the nearby mall for free — the official viewing platform gets crowded.
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Eling Park — mountain city viewpoint
A hilltop park with a pagoda offering the best panoramic view of Chongqing's layered "mountain city" skyline.
closes 5:40 pm
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鹅岭公园⎘
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Eling Park Chongqing⎘
💡 Enter from Fotuguan Park (浮图关公园) side to access the skywalk. Last entry 5:40 pm.
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Ciqikou Ancient Town + Xiahauli
Preserved Ming-Qing dynasty riverside town next to the artsy Xiahauli lane with fancy teahouses.
tea house here
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磁器口古镇⎘
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Ciqikou Ancient Town Chongqing⎘
💡 For Xiahauli specifically, enter: 下浩里 — it's a short walk from Ciqikou or reachable from the south bank.
Central cluster — evening crawl
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Kuixinglou — 8D multi-level city
Where one side of a building is ground level and the other side is the 22nd floor — Chongqing's most iconic "cyberpunk" photo spot.
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魁星楼⎘
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Kuixinglou Chongqing Yuzhong⎘
⚠️ Hard to find at night. Screenshot the location on Amap / Baidu Maps before going. Near Jiefangbei pedestrian street.
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Luohan Temple
A 1,000-year-old Buddhist temple tucked between skyscrapers in the Jiefangbei district, entry just 20 yuan.
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罗汉寺⎘
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Luohan Temple Chongqing⎘
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SpaceLab Restaurant
Futuristic space-themed restaurant inside Raffles City where food arrives via overhead roller-coaster tracks.
book ahead
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重庆来福士广场⎘
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Raffles City Chongqing⎘
💡 SpaceLab (SPACELAB失重餐厅) is on Floor 4 inside Raffles City. Raffles City itself is worth seeing — spectacular skyscraper complex.
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Hongyadong — Alte Stadt
Iconic cliffside stilted buildings along the Jialing River, glowing with lanterns and neon after dark.
best at night
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洪崖洞⎘
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Hongyadong Chongqing⎘
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Yangtze River Cable Car
A historic gondola crossing the Yangtze River, giving aerial views of the city and the river confluence.
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重庆长江索道北站⎘
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Yangtze River Ropeway North Station⎘
⚠️ Queues can reach 1 hr on weekends. Buy ticket at the counter with passport. One-way 20 yuan. Go on a weekday morning.
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Longmenhao Old Street
Lantern-lit hillside old street on the south bank with great sunset views of the Qiansimen Bridge.
best at night
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龙门浩老街⎘
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Longmenhao Old Street Nanan⎘
💡 Take the cable car across the Yangtze and walk here — saves the Didi entirely and is part of the experience.
South bank — evening excursions
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Firefly Harbor Cat Theme Park
China's biggest cat rescue park on Nanbin Road — 30,000 sqm with 600+ rescued stray cats.
check hours first
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萤火虫港湾猫主题公园⎘
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Firefly Harbor Cat Park Nanbin Road⎘
⚠️ Very new — verify it's open and check current hours on Xiaohongshu (小红书) or Dianping (大众点评) before going.
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Pipa Yuan — world's biggest hotpot
Guinness record holder: 5,851 seats terraced across a hillside in Nan'an, spectacular when lit up at night.
go at 5:30 pm
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枇杷园食为鲜火锅南山总店⎘
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Pipa Yuan Shiweixian Hotpot Nanshan⎘
⚠️ Tell your Didi driver: "枇杷园南山" (Pipa Yuan Nanshan). Google Maps has wrong location — use Amap. Arrive at 5:30 pm for sunset + best seating. Lots of stairs, no elevator.
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