Helandimilanda
February 25, 2026
There were simply too many people at Hongyadong at night. Ordering takeout was also inconvenient, as the area was under crowd control. As soon as I stepped out of the hotel lobby, I was put off by the throngs of people. Luckily, I could still get a side view of Hongyadong from the 8th-floor window of the hotel. The hotel backs onto Daijia Alley, which only starts to quiet down after 11 PM. However, closing the window made a big difference. After inserting the room card, there was a continuous humming sound from the ceiling, so I had to pull the card out at night. Fortunately, the room had two table lamps that still worked. In the latter half of the night, when the surroundings quieted down, I could open the window for ventilation. The hotel staff were warm and friendly, and the front desk was very patient. Hongyadong is indeed beautiful at night, but with so many people, you can only admire it from afar. Chongqing truly lives up to its reputation as a 'mountain city'; the terrain is complex, with stairs everywhere, which is quite a test for your knees.
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