Best Things To Do in Chongqing: My China Trip

I hired a private tour guide while visiting Chongqing, China in August 2017. He helped me find this list of things to do in Chongqing.

Here are the best things that he showed me in Chongqing one day:

Cable Car Over Yangtze River

This was touristy but seemed worth doing. It was especially nice for pictures, too.

Pictures in Chongqing Cable Car

Some of my notes from this experience:

Many Chinese movies filmed here

30 RMB round trip return price ticket

30 minutes each way, approx including line time

Nice views

2 Gold Buildings: Sheraton Hotel

DongShui Men Bridge nearby

Huguang Guild Hall

This museum tells the story of migrant history in Chongqing, China. See my YouTube video here about it.

Many opera stages

Museum inside was neat

“Emperor Test” is a fun photo opportunity

Traditional clothes for sale were very nice

Photos at Chongqing Huguang Guild Hall

Lunch at Local People Place

For lunch, my Chongqing private tour guide took me to a chain restaurant called “Jhu Qwai”

Here’s what I ordered:

Clockwise from top left:

Smoked pork with cauliflower, 12 RMB Spicy chicken, 16 RMB Boiled peanuts, 3 RMB Steamed white rice, 1 RMB Chinese cabbage, 3 RMB

The entrance and logo looks like this. If you see it, you can go anywhere! The food is clean and there are many options.

Carrefour Grocery store in Chongqing

We saw tea, pastries, and meat. This was a nice chance to see a Chinese grocery store.

HongYa Cave

This place is like a New Antique Disneyland. Hard to describe, but it is featured in most “Must-See” lists for Chongqing.

It is 11 floors. We went to the 10th floor and 4th floor. You can focus on those two floors to save time.

Chongqing Monorail City Ride

Chongqing is famous for having a monorail that zips through buildings and underneath bridges.

Special: See my YouTube video here of the Chongqing Monorail.

I highly recommend you add this to your list of things to do in Chongqing! It is air-conditioned and gives a nice view of the city.

To ride this same route that we did, get on the line here at Daxigou station:

Start at Daxigou: Go towards Yudong



End at Taping: Turn around

Three Gorges Museum

This is the biggest, most famous museum in Chongqing. No visit would be complete if you do not go here!

Video introduction, I watched the first 20 minutes of it and enjoyed it

1st floor: Three Gorges, statue of men pulling boats from shore

2nd floor: Development and history of Chong Xing

3rd Floor: I think I skipped it

4th Floor: Donated collection and porcelain exhibit

JieFangBei

Chongqing Skyview

The interior of the viewing tower reminds me of 1 World Trade Center in NYC! The style of the slanted windows, recessed walkways on the window borders, etc.

The decorations are modern, such as a living plant wall. But the operators have taken to adding a larger-than-life Incredible Hulk statue and Hello Kitty statues.

It was sparsely attended, perhaps due to the large cost of a ticket (168 RMB).

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My tour guide David opens the taxi door for me to begin our day adventure.

More Things to Do in Chongqing

These are other things that can be seen with some more time.

Chongqing Zoo: Pandas are the most famous. (I saw pandas in Chengdu too).

Park high point:: Eling (UHH-LING) Park.

Top of Building: World Financial Capital

Dinosaur Museum: Fan outside museum. They call it Natural Museum.

Conclusion

Looking out at the city on takeoff… amazing scope and scale and size. Skyscrapers as far as the eye can see.

Filmed on my flight out, great light on Chongqing

Conclusion

If I had to say my Top 5 Things to Do in Chongqing, here’s what I would say:

Three Gorges Museum

Hong Ya Cave

Local restaurant experience

Cable Car

Guild Hall

Did I leave something out? Email me and let me know!

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