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Chaotianmen Square
45m
Begin at Chaotianmen, Chongqing’s historic river gateway, where the Yangtze and Jialing rivers meet. Your guide will introduce the city’s geography and explain how its rivers, steep terrain, and long history of trade shaped the vertical metropolis seen today. Walk along the riverfront and take in views of the confluence and surrounding skyline before continuing to the next stop.
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50m · Admission ticket included
Explore one of Chongqing’s best-preserved historic guild hall complexes. Walk through its courtyards, halls, and traditional opera stage while learning about the merchant communities and migrants who helped shape the city. The visit also includes a backstage encounter and an interactive long-spout teapot demonstration.
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1h 20m
Step inside one of Chongqing’s best-known traditional neighborhood teahouses, where local residents gather to drink tea, chat, and play cards. Enjoy a hosted tea break and a relaxed sketching activity while your guide introduces the teahouse culture and everyday life of old Chongqing.
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30m · Admission ticket included
Cross the Yangtze River aboard Chongqing’s iconic cableway. The journey offers elevated views of the river, bridges, steep hillsides, and densely layered neighborhoods, providing a striking perspective on the city’s vertical geography.
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30m
Walk through the public passageways and terraces of Baixiangju, a 24-story residential complex built into Chongqing’s steep terrain. Discover how streets connect with different floors and see how local residents navigate a city where ground level constantly changes.
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Jiefangbei Square
1h
Continue to the Jiefangbei area for a lunch break and a look at Chongqing’s lively commercial center. Your guide can recommend local noodles and regional dishes according to your preferences. Lunch is at your own expense.
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1h 30m
Follow the hillside paths and stairways of Shancheng Lane through old residential neighborhoods overlooking the river. Visit a local resident’s home for a closer look at daily life in the mountain city, then continue along historic lanes, traditional houses, and cliffside viewpoints.
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30m
See a working gas station built inside a former air-raid shelter and continue beneath the dramatic Sujiaba spiral interchange. Your guide will explain how Chongqing has adapted tunnels, bridges, and multi-level roads to its unusually steep landscape.
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Liziba Station
1h · Admission ticket included
Watch a monorail train pass directly through a residential building at Liziba Station, then board Chongqing Monorail Line 2 for a journey through the mountain city. Experience how the railway moves between buildings, elevated tracks, hillsides, and river views.
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30m
Finish with a walk along the cliffside paths of Daijiaxiang, overlooking Hongya Cave and the riverside cityscape. Take in one final view of Chongqing’s layered architecture before returning to Ascott Raffles City Chongqing.
