Chongqing, one of China’s most populous cities, is a city built on levels. Every corner seems to be on a new level as you climb and fall without realising - only to turn around and realise you’re stood above the road you were on earlier - without ever taking a flight of stairs. Probably because of that, one of the best views in the city comes from up high. Whether from the bridge overlooking the cable car or the tops of some of the skyscrapers - getting up is the way to go in Chongqing. Head out towards Liziba station for a more chilled vibes as smaller houses hug the cliff wall as it snakes around to the Guanyue Temple. #uniquehotel #culturalattractions #chongqing #chongqingskyline #chongqingtravel #travel

Hidden in the depths of Ciqikou, in the wicked heat of summer, when your water has condensed inside of the bottle and walking around the beautiful ancient town has began to take it's toll. You notice a small shop with oversized wintercoats back to back on hangers, you're intrigued so look a little closer. There's pictures on the walls that look like your beautiful trip to Harbin. A brief conversation with the staff and 30rmb and they hand you a coat and point you upstairs. Forcing the door open, you feel as if you're stepping into Narnia, and the cold air is refreshing on your hot face. Beautiful sculptures line various rooms, and as you're the only person there, you admire them for slightly longer than necassary. #culturalattractions#themepark

Ciqikou ancient town is a little outside of Chongqing city centre, around a 25 minute taxi ride, but surely it's worth it to see the winding streets and colourful displayed of Chinese lanterns and umbrellas. Grab a milk tea and browse endless shops that sell anything from shoes, traditional Chinese trinkets, snacks and unique little gems. There are also small museums and art installations to enjoy, as well as a park and as many restaurants as you can imagine! As you head further up, you can see over the rooftops and out onto the mountains, which is very much breathtaking. Beautiful area and well worth a visit! #scenicspotguide#culturalattractions

Could this be the tallest rice variant on earth? Fully grown to be over 2 meters high, the giant rice just yielded a harvest in an experiment program in southwest China's Chongqing. The productivity of the rice counts 12,000 kg per hectare. Well, the monolithic crop could just provide proper shades for the toiling farmers eh? #china #europeanarchitecture #eventcelebration #lanternshow #summervacationtravel #paragliding#camping#themepark#zoo#nationalpark#lakes

A friend proclaimed to me "It's like Studio Ghilbi", and she's not wrong. Take everything you ever thought about China and throw it into this relatively small structure. Historically an 11 storey building, build up the side of a cliff face, this maze of shops, restaurants and entertainment never ends. It' beautiful on the inside, and out, if not a little chaotic. There's one enterance that's incredibly easy to find and you can spend hours wondering around the markets, slowly making your way further up this scifi like location. Get your ears cleaned, feet massaged and listen to live music all night! Highly recommend. #travelinspiration#awesomepic#historicculture#culturalattractions

I exited an immersive art experience, for the gentleman at the ticketbooth to usher me to follow him, I did so and we ran down a set of stairs that were old and kind of run down, I continue to follow him, and we enter back into the building. It's like a rabbit warren inside and we eventually and abruptly stopped next to a turnstile, he gestures me to go through and then offers me an ice cream, in which I refused. The next 35 minutes were taken to explore the exhibition that highlights what Chongqing and China was like during the 1980s. If was a rare glimpse into a part of history rarely acknowledged and I loved seeing the old TVs, posters and reconstructed high rises. Chongqing 1980 is within Hongya Cave, and I highly recommend you seek it out! #scenicspotguide#museumquest#culturalattractions

Top recommended places day 1 - arrived in the afternoon 🚠 cable car - I went on August 31st they required 48h covid test, which luckily I had, and to be paid in cash. The round trip is 30rmb and totally worth it to have a great view of the city. If you want to see it with night lights, the last cable car leaves at 10pm. 🚊 Liziba metro - get the metro line 2 and get off at Liziba station. Go downstairs to see the train passing through the buildings. It is also worth it for the cityscape from the river side. 🏙 WFC - back on city center, go to World Financial Center building in Jiefangbei square and get to the 73rd floor to admire a 360degrees view of the city. I went there on sunset time and waited for the city to light up. Ticket price is 128rmb but worth the visit. At the last floor there is also a fancy restaurant with view. Day 2 🏘 Ciqikou ancient village - metro line 1 will stop at ciqikou station. The village is a classic Chinese attraction made for tourists, with shops, starbucks coffee, hot pot restaurants. Anyway a nice walk, there is also a small park. 🎨 Graffiti street - Huang Jue Ping Arts Street - it’s about an hour from Ciqikou village, I took line 1 + 2 + 10mins taxi. It is a lane next to Sichuan Art university, it takes 30 mins to see the street art on the buildings. 🚏 Jiefangbei street - Art center- walking around Jiefangbei, I bumped into the art center building with its very interesting architecture. Unfortunately I didn’t have time to check inside. ⛩ Hongya cave - just few minutes walking distance from Jiefangbei street you will find the entrance of Hongya cave. It is a 9 floor complex of tourist shops and restaurants, I went there at sunset to see the view when the lights get on, it is a spectacular view. 💚I really liked the “mountain city” with all the ups and downs roads, trains passing in between buildings and Yangtze river flowing around the city. It’s definitely a worth visit city! #culturalattractions

Getting There - The closest subway station is Grand Theater. From there, 2-3mins walk. Attractions - The museum has 4 floors. There were many different exhibitions such as ocean world, national defense, natural catastrophe, and much more. Most exhibitions had both Chinese and English! There’s also a 4D movie theatre. I watched a 15mins cartoon movie for 20¥. It’s quite fun! On top of that, you can also enjoy some simulators. It wasn’t too busy when I went so I waited between 10-15mins. I especially liked the natural disaster one. Food & Restaurants - There’s a restaurant on the first floor. The price is also very fair. I had pork dumplings, rice, eggs and tomatoes for 24¥. Shopping - There is a souvenir shop on the 2nd floor next to the 4D cinema. I was there for over 4 hours (including a quick lunch break) so I’d recommend you give yourself at least 3 hours so you don’t feel rush. Also, it was free!! #museumquest #chongqingtravel #learning #science #technology #museum #china #chinalife #exploreasia #chongqingchina #fun #summervacation#urbanexplorer

Closest subway station: Zengjiayan (line 2) cost: free! Hours: 9:00 ~ 17:00, closed on Monday. Recommend time: About 3 hours. The Three Gorges museum is definitely a must if you’re visiting Chongqing! You get to learn a lot about the marvelous Three Gorges, ancient Ba-Yu , pottery figurines in Han Dynasty and more! Have fun! #museumquest #museum #naturalwonders #chongqingtravel #chongqingchina #solotravel #solotraveler #learning #china #chinalife #chongqingtravel #historicculture