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3-day itinerary in Chongqing city area

Best Season: March - October

Route Overview

D1 Liberation Monument (2 hours) → Hongya Cave Folk Custom Area (1.5 hours) → Qiansimen Bridge (30 minutes) → Bayi Road Food Street (1 hour)
D2 Ciqikou Ancient Town (2.5 hours) → Chongqing Bai Mansion (0.5 hours) → Zha Zidong Prison Site (0.5 hours) → Yangtze River Cableway (15 minutes) → Nanshan One Tree Scenery Area (2 hours)
D3 Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (Huangjue Ping Campus) (1 hour) → Chongqing Graffiti Street (1 hour) → Dan Gui Li Zi Ba Station (10 minutes) → Liang Lu Crown Escalator (20 minutes) → Chongqing Chaotianmen Square (2 hours)

Tips

It is suitable to arrive in Chongqing in the morning of the first day. If you arrive at night, you can start the itinerary from the next day, and then add attractions around the Liberation Monument according to your preferences in the morning, such as the People's Great Hall, the Three Gorges Museum, etc.

D1

Travel Tips

Today, upon arriving in the urban area of Chongqing, go to the hotel near the Liberation Monument to check in. In the afternoon, take a walk around the area, with the Liberation Monument as the center of the crossroads, the four pedestrian streets of east, west, south, and north are full of shopping malls and snack streets. You can take the walking route of "Liberation Monument Pedestrian Street - Hongya Cave" for sightseeing. In the evening, walk to the Hongya Cave, known as the "real version of the building in Spirited Away," to watch the night view, and you can also see the famous Qiansimen Bridge here.

Liberation Monument (2 hours) -> 8-minute walk-> Hongya Cave Folk Custom Area (1.5 hours) -> 5-minute walk-> Qiansimen Bridge (30 minutes) -> 5-minute walk-> Bayi Road Food Street (1 hour)
image of Liberation Monument

Liberation Monument

image of Hongya Cave Folk Custom Area

Hongya Cave Folk Custom Area

image of Qiansimen Bridge

Qiansimen Bridge

image of Bayi Road Food Street

Bayi Road Food Street

Transportation Guide

The transportation for the day's itinerary can be completed by the city's subway and bus. To go to Shibati, you can take the subway or bus and get off at Jiaochangkou Station. To visit the Liberation Monument and Hongya Cave, you can walk there.

Dining Guide

Chongqing is the birthplace of small noodles and hot pot, and most of its food types also have a spicy and fragrant characteristic. Today, with small noodle shops and hot pot restaurants spreading all over the country, when you arrive in the mountain city, you must taste the most authentic Chongqing snacks. The Ba Yi Road delicious street near the Liberation Monument gathers all kinds of local food, and there are also many well-known restaurants on the hanging feet building of Hongya Cave. You can choose to dine in these two areas during today's itinerary.

image of Bayi Road Food Street

Bayi Road Food Street

Snack Street

image of Hao You Lai Hot and Sour Rice Noodles (Bayi Road Headquarter Store)

Hao You Lai Hot and Sour Rice Noodles (Bayi Road Headquarter Store)

Hot and Sour Rice Noodles

image of Chongqing Famous Snack City

Chongqing Famous Snack City

Snack City

image of Hongya Cave International Food Street

Hongya Cave International Food Street

Snack Street

image of Satay King (Hongya Cave Branch)

Satay King (Hongya Cave Branch)

Theme Restaurant

image of Little Swan Hot Pot (Hongya Cave Branch)

Little Swan Hot Pot (Hongya Cave Branch)

Hot Pot

Accommodation Tips

Visiting Chongqing is a must-check place, with convenient transportation, and the functions of catering, accommodation, entertainment, and shopping are very complete. Most travelers will choose to stay here, where the Liberation Monument, Da Du Hui Square, pedestrian street shopping center, Hongya Cave, Luo Han Temple, Chaotianmen Square are all gathered.

D2

Travel Tips

Today, focus on exploring the western Shapingba district. In the morning, head to the thousand-year-old ancient town of Ciqikou, where there are not only a variety of characteristic products but also countless authentic local snacks. In the afternoon, visit the White Residence and the Zhazi Cave located at the Martyrs' Cemetery, to pay tribute to the revolutionary martyrs at this patriotic education base. In the evening, you can go to a tree on Nanshan, and the trip on the Yangtze River Ropeway can be arranged on the way to Nanshan, taking the cable car to the opposite side of the river and then taking a taxi to Nanshan. It has become one of the best places to enjoy the night view of Chongqing, and the Yuzhong Peninsula is particularly charming after nightfall.

Ciqikou Ancient Town (2.5 hours) -> 20-minute bus ride-> . Chongqing Bai Mansion (0.5 hours) -> 10-minute walk-> Scum Cave Prison Site (0.5 hours) -> Bus + subway 40 minutes-> Yangtze River Cableway (15 minutes) -> 10-minute taxi ride-> Nanshan One Tree Scenic Area (2 hours)
image of Ciqikou Ancient Town

Ciqikou Ancient Town

image of Yangtze River Cableway

Yangtze River Cableway

image of Nanshan One Tree Scenic Area

Nanshan One Tree Scenic Area

Transportation Guide

To visit Ciqikou Ancient Town, take the Metro Line 1 to Ciqikou Station and get off. To visit the Bai Mansion and Zhazi Cave, you can take the No. 210 bus to the final stop at Bai Mansion. For the Yangtze River Cableway, take the Metro Line 1 to Xiaoshizi Station and walk to the Yangtze River Cableway (Xinhua Road) station to take the cableway to the opposite bank of the river at Yangtze River Cableway (Longmen Road). From here, it is recommended to take a taxi to Nanshan, with a starting price of about 10 yuan.

Dining Guide

Today's itinerary also includes a visit to the Ciqikou Ancient Town, which is also a good place for food. Walking through the ancient town of Ciqikou, tasting all kinds of authentic snacks is the best way to visit the mountain city. In the evening, go to Nanshan One Tree to watch the night view, and there are also many well-known restaurants around.

image of Chen Changyin Mahua (First Store)

Chen Changyin Mahua (First Store)

Honeycomb

image of Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

Café

image of Ba Wei Tang (Nanbin Road Store)

Ba Wei Tang (Nanbin Road Store)

Private Cuisine

image of Badaotang Chongqing Lu School Hot Pot (Nanshan Headquarter Store)

Badaotang Chongqing Lu School Hot Pot (Nanshan Headquarter Store)

Hot Pot

Accommodation Tips

Visiting Chongqing is a must-check place, with convenient transportation, and the functions of catering, accommodation, entertainment, and shopping are very complete. Most travelers will choose to stay here, where the Liberation Monument, Da Du Hui Square, pedestrian street shopping center, Hongya Cave, Luo Han Temple, Chaotianmen Square are all gathered.

D3

Travel Tips

Today, head to the cultural hub located in Yangjiaping—Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. In the morning, visit the Sichuan Fine Arts University and the nearby graffiti street. In the afternoon, return to Yuzhong District and get off at Lizhiba Light Rail Station to see the magical sight of the light rail passing through the middle of a building. Then take the Crown Escalator at Lianglukou, and experience the second longest escalator in Asia on a slope, which is more thrilling from the top to the bottom visually. In the evening, go to Chaotianmen Dock, where you can take a cruise to tour the Jialing River and the Yangtze River, and experience the view of walking at the confluence of the two rivers to see the night view of the mountain city on both sides.

Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (Huangjueping Campus) (1 hour) -> 5-minute walk.-> Chongqing Graffiti Street (1 hour) -> 50 minutes by metro and bus.-> Li Zi Ba Station of the Monorail (10 minutes) -> 15-minute bus ride-> Lianglukou Crown Escalator (20 minutes) -> 20-minute subway ride-> Chongqing Chaotianmen Square (2 hours)
image of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (Huangjue Ping Campus)

Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (Huangjue Ping Campus)

image of Chongqing Graffiti Street

Chongqing Graffiti Street

image of Single-track Lizhiba Station

Single-track Lizhiba Station

image of Lianglukou Crown Escalator

Lianglukou Crown Escalator

image of . Chongqing Chaotianmen Square

. Chongqing Chaotianmen Square

Transportation Guide

The transportation for today's itinerary can be completed with the city's subway and bus. To go to Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, take the No. 223, 233, 256, 277, or 823 bus to Huangjue Ping Station or Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Station. To go to the Crown Escalator, take the Metro Line 1 or 3 to Lianglukou Station, and to go to Chaotianmen, take the Metro Line 1 or the No. 112 bus.

Dining Guide

Although there are no large food streets in the places to visit today, there are always unexpected delicious foods on the streets and alleys that can make people enjoy themselves. In addition to the spicy and fragrant hot pot and small noodles, a bowl of refreshing tofu rice and a pot of rich pig's trotter soup can also be tasted in the streets and alleys of Chongqing. According to today's itinerary, meals can be chosen around Sichuan Fine Arts, Lianglukou, or Chaotianmen.

image of Hu Ji Pig's Trotter Soup

Hu Ji Pig's Trotter Soup

Pig's Trotter Soup

image of Tierkan Tofu

Tierkan Tofu

Tofu Pudding

image of Pang Mei Noodle House (Zhongshan Third Road Store)

Pang Mei Noodle House (Zhongshan Third Road Store)

Rice Noodles

image of Canglong Old Hot Pot (Hongya Cave Store)

Canglong Old Hot Pot (Hongya Cave Store)

Hot Pot

Accommodation Tips

Visiting Chongqing is a must-check place, with convenient transportation, and the functions of catering, accommodation, entertainment, and shopping are very complete. Most travelers will choose to stay here, where the Liberation Monument, Da Du Hui Square, pedestrian street shopping center, Hongya Cave, Luo Han Temple, Chaotianmen Square are all gathered.