CHONGQING
CHONGQING
Chongqing is known as the ‘mountain city’ because of its geographical landscape. A city rich in history and now most famously known as China’s cyberpunk city. It is a city of spicy food, neon lights and stairs - be sure to wear good shoes in Chongqing as it is city of many levels. It is also the largest city in the world.
Population: Approx 17.5 million
Weather: Chongqing is known as one of the 3 furnaces of the Yangtze (along with Nanjing and Wuhan) - avoid in the summer. Swelteringly hot humid summers, cool and foggy in winter.
Popular food: Hotpot, Xiaomian (small noodles), Suan La Fen (hot and sour rice noodles), Tang yuan (glutinous rice balls), Shui Zhu Yu (Sichuan boiled fish), Liangfen (cold noodles)
Best areas to explore: Jiefangbei, Yuzhong, Jiangbei
Top things to do in Chongqing: Liziba station, Yangtze river cruise or a ride on the local ferry, Raffles viewing platform, Hongyadong, Go for hotpot, Yangtze river cableway, Bayi food street, Eling park, Testbed 2,
Getting around Chongqing: Chongqing is a treat for people who love public transport; you can get the metro, a cable car, a ferry, an escalator, and a lift from street to street. You might get lost following your maps as it is so mountainous, but that is part of the fun.
Metro: ¥2-10/£0.20-£1.10
Hotels: ¥184-¥416/£20-£45 (Budget) ¥749-¥937 /£80-£100 (Luxury)
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Our Chongqing Films
What an amazing city Chongqing is, it is the only city I have been to where you can enter a building at street level, go up 10 floors and still be on street level.
We thought how the city navigated its mountainous terrain with interesting infrastructure projects absolutely fascinating.
It made us fall in love with spicy Sichuan food and noodles for breakfast.
A word of warning you will probably get lost in this city but that makes for a great adventure - we can’t wait to explore more.
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