Travel Notes | Notes on Chongqing Mountain City

In fact, I have always wanted to have the opportunity to go to Sichuan and Chongqing to experience the scenery and food there for a long time. Several years have passed, from when I first entered college to when I was about to study for a Ph.D., I have never been able to make the trip.

In early July, the high-speed train from Yangzhou to Shanghai finally opened. I could have been an early bird and boarded the high-speed train to go to Shanghai for a weekend. But then I thought about it. I have been to Shanghai many times and there is no place I particularly want to go. So I might as well consider something else. place. At this time, Chongqing suddenly appeared in my mind.

Due to the epidemic, air ticket and hotel prices must be very low. The air ticket price before the college entrance examination was only the price of a meal. I chose the night flight of China Airlines (G52736/2735) for a round trip. The total price with fuel surcharge was 600.

Journey journal

7.2

The trip was a bit unsatisfactory. The plane was delayed for about two hours. By the time we checked into the hotel near the airport, it was already past three o'clock. However, the hotel rooms are large, the environment is very good, and the price/performance ratio is very high.

7.3

The first day's itinerary is the Garden Expo, Guanyin Bridge, Lianglukou, Yangtze River Cableway, Baixiang Street, Kaixuan Road Elevator, Jiefang Monument, and Hongya Cave. Overall, the journey is long and quite tiring.

In the morning, I had breakfast at the Chongqing noodle shop downstairs of the hotel, making some noodles. Then I took Line 3 to the Garden Expo Garden. After looking around at the Jiangnan Garden, I was a little disappointed. The Yangzhou Garden was really average. It is not recommended to come. On the one hand, it is too big and consumes physical energy. On the other hand, it is far away from the main city. From the airport hotel to the main city, we passed the Garden Expo, so we came here to play.

At noon, we had our first Chongqing hotpot meal at Brother Zhou Hotpot (Beicheng Tianjie Store) on Guanyinqiao Pedestrian Street. Brother Zhou was recommended by a friend, and the store door and apron are all advertising "Dianping's must-eat list". The environment is clean and tidy, the ingredients are fresh, and the service is very attentive. The waiter at our table helped us make a sauce. The main ingredients were sesame oil and minced garlic, with some coriander added. The dishes in the spicy hot pot will not be so spicy after being rinsed directly in it. The big knife kidney slices and tribute dishes are great!

After lunch, we continued taking Line 3 to one of the "Magic Three Heroes" - the Crown Escalator at Lianglu Intersection. This is the second longest one-level escalator in Asia. The vertical height of the escalator is 52.7 meters, the length of the escalator is 112 meters, the inclination angle is 30 degrees, and the entire running time is 2 minutes and 30 seconds. I sat back and forth and felt the three-dimensional Chongqing.

Since my mother was worried that it would rain the next day, we decided to check in early for another one of the "Magic Three" - the Yangtze River Cableway. The cableway is 1,166 meters long, connecting Yuzhong District and Nan'an District. The running time is 4 minutes, one way is 20 yuan, and round trip is 30 yuan. I heard from locals that locals can take a one-way ride for two yuan before 8 o'clock in the morning, because the ropeway is also a way to commute. I wonder if anyone still commutes by the ropeway.

In Nan'an District, you can actually go to Nanshan Yikeshu Observation Deck to overlook the river view, but I gave up when I got a little tired. Now that I think about it, this is the only place I wanted to go but didn't. After taking the round trip ropeway back to the North Station, there was Baixiang Street written next to it. I thought it would be better to visit the so-called Baixiang Street Historical and Cultural Area. It was a long walk uphill and downhill, but unfortunately the repairs were not completed, so I was a little disappointed. Not far away is the last one of the "Three Magical Heroes" - the Triumph Road Elevator. The Kaixuan Road elevator connects the upper and lower half of the city, with a height of 11 floors and a lifting height of 32.5 meters. The entrance to Xiacheng is in a building near Fudan Middle School. It is not very eye-catching. Many students take the elevator from here to go uptown and go home after school. Looking at the gap between the two sides in this picture, Chongqing can only be described as magical.

We checked in at Jiefangbei before dinner, and the choice for dinner still came from the recommendation of friends. Li Ji Chuan Chuan Xiang (Jiefangbei Main Store) sounds like a big chain brand, but it is actually a small shop on the roadside with a staircase to the second floor. The store environment is average, and the prices are very affordable. The celery, beef, and palm treasures are very suitable. My taste.

After dinner, my college classmates came to us to accompany us to Hongya Cave. There were more people lining up on the top floor, so we were tricked by scalpers into taking the elevator in an office building far away and entering Hongya Cave from the bottom floor. When I went back the next day, I found that the office building was very close to the B&B. I was too tired after carrying my luggage for a day, so I might as well put my luggage down and go play again. To me, the interior of Hongyadong is a layered version of snack street + ancient street, but the exterior scenery is great.

After coming out of Hongyadong, I heard the ticket sales for the last cruise ship again (when I arrived in Yuzhong, there were many ticket offices shouting on the street) , because was worried about rain the next day, I just went there Take a boat trip today. Feeling the night view of Hongya Cave from the boat is much more cost-effective than the Slender West Lake cruise . In addition, there is a Sichuan Opera face-changing performance on the boat. But because it was too late, the other night scenes along the river were relatively mediocre .

After that, we took a taxi back to the B&B, and the day was over. There are many B&Bs near the Liberation Monument in Hongyadong. The prices are not high and you can also see the river view. However, due to the epidemic, the hotels should not be too expensive.

7.4

The second day’s itinerary includes Liziba, Eling No. 2 Cultural and Creative Park, Ciqikou Ancient Town, Three Gorges Museum, Great Hall of the People, Nan’an Nanbin Road, and Qiansimen Bridge. Since I walked a lot on the first day and overfulfilled my check-in tasks, the second day was relatively easy.

I woke up early in the morning and went straight to the Liziba Light Rail Crossing Building attraction, which can be said to be one of the most famous landmarks in Chongqing. Located at Liziba Station of Light Rail Line 2, the 6th floor is the station hall, the 7th floor is the equipment floor, and the 8th floor is the platform floor. The eighth floor is a residential building, but going out from the other side of the building is the first floor.

Breakfast and lunch are still some snacks, in addition to hand noodles and noodles, there are also rose glutinous rice cake ice powder and ice glutinous rice balls.

After filling our stomachs, we took a taxi to Chongqing’s new Internet celebrity spot Eling No. 2 Cultural and Creative Park. I heard that "Passing Through Your World" and "Young You" were filmed here, but as a layman, I didn’t spend too much money. Time is here, the taxi driver's comment is "There is nothing fun here, even if you give me money, I won't come here to play."

Next is Ciqikou Ancient Town. "Almost every city has a street like this, crowded with people, all tourists. They are famous for their old streets and famous for their literature and art. They sell the same handicrafts from the wholesale market. They sell stinky tofu, grilled squid and milk tea." This one The street is called Nanluogu Lane in Beijing, Dongguan Street in Yangzhou, Confucius Temple in Nanjing, Kuanzhai Alley in Chengdu, and Ciqikou in Chongqing. After getting used to it, there is really nothing new and a strong commercial atmosphere.

We even caught up with a heavy rain in Ciqikou, so we had some snacks, bought some specialties, and quickly took a taxi to our next destination - the Great Hall of the People and the Three Gorges Museum. The Great Hall of the People imitates the Temple of Heaven in Beijing in appearance. It is majestic and resplendent. Due to the epidemic, the Three Gorges Movie at the Three Gorges Museum has been suspended, but why didn’t we see the model and projection of the Three Gorges? It’s a pity that we couldn’t feel the magnificence of such a great project.

In the evening, my college classmate celebrated her birthday in advance and took her hairdo. The place I chose was Lin Yuhong’s Dragonfly Beauty Frog Fish Head (Welfare Society Store) based on a friend’s recommendation. Because we were chatting all the time and lacked fighting spirit, we didn’t even finish the three pounds of bullfrogs and two pounds of fish heads we ordered, let alone add vegetables to rinse them. No photos, but it sure tastes good. After ordering, I was worried that the slightly spicy food ordered by Chongqing people who spoke in dialect might be more spicy than I thought, but in fact the numbing feeling was more intense than spicy.

After dinner, we went to Nanbin Road to enjoy the river breeze. At first, there was some fog on the river and it was not dark yet, so it was not suitable for enjoying the river view. A classmate suggested riding a bicycle. Generally speaking, there are two-person and three-person bicycles in the scenic spots here. However, because Chongqing is not suitable for cycling, cycling is indeed a special entertainment project for Chongqing people. In the main city, only Binjiang Road on both sides of the Yangtze River has flat roads suitable for cycling. After riding a bike, I had a bowl of cold shrimp cake with ice powder. It was so refreshing! The fog on the river has dissipated and the lights have turned on. The river scenery in Chongqing is very similar to that in Wuhan and Shanghai. The river scenery in Chongqing is similar to that in the CBD area with a river passing through the city. There is also a pool of clear water on Nanbin Road, which imitates the sky. It is best to use the water surface as an axially symmetrical view to shoot the river scenery.

Afterwards, we took a taxi to the Qiansimen Bridge. There were a sea of people on the bridge, all coming to appreciate the Hongya Cave from a different angle. Of course, the lights of the Qiansimen Bridge were also beautiful.

7.5

The third day’s itinerary includes Hongya Cave, Cathay Art Center, Jiefangbei Food Street, Mountain City Trail, and Guanyin Bridge. I’ve been to most of the places I wanted to visit, and it became more casual on the third day.

I woke up in the morning and walked to Hongya Cave. I had not paid attention to the scenery here at night. No one came during the day, so I could take a photo of my parents as a tourist.

I heard that the delicious food street in Jiefangbei is very good, so I decided to have snacks at noon to save some food for the hot pot in the evening. On the way to Jiefangbei, we passed Cathay Arts Center. The culture of "landscape ridges, stacked eaves and buckets" is a melting pot, which embodies the strong Bayu culture.

Bayi Road Food Street and Jiefangbei Food Street are close to each other. There is also a Chongqing Food Street, which is very close to Jiefangbei. I ate here on the first floor at noon. There are several restaurants that are really good, such as Tengjiao Duck Blood It turned out to be a fan of duck blood. The crispy meat was fried and even didn’t taste good (very disappointing). When I asked about the price of the Turkish ice cream, I immediately asked for a portion (of course we wouldn’t ask for it), but the fruit taro balls right at the door were very good. .

After eating, I still had some free time, so I decided to go to the unplanned mountain city trail, which is also a place for new internet celebrities to check in. However, part of it is being repaired. From the trail, you can overlook the bridge under construction on the river. The air is fresh after the light rain, making it a great place to relax.

Of course, the last meal before returning to Yangzhou was reserved for hot pot. The only place on the way to the airport was the Guanyinqiao business district, so I took a taxi and finally chose Peijie Hot Pot. The fried dishes and Xiaojun liver are really amazing. The free desserts are also very spicy. If you bring a train ticket or a plane ticket within three days, you can even get a 12% discount on the dishes.

There is still a long way from the exit of the airport subway station to T2A. It was a bit rushed and the plane was slightly delayed, but we still got home smoothly~

Travel summary

transportation

The main attractions in the main city are accessible by light rail and buses, which are relatively convenient. In order to save time and effort, you can sometimes take a taxi. As a municipality directly under the Central Government, taking a taxi in Chongqing is not very expensive. Sometimes I feel that the road is very close and it is really tiring to run there. For example, the map from Liziba to Erchang Cultural and Creative Park says it is not far, but in fact it is a winding mountain road and it takes a long time to drive up it. Sometimes there is no need to save the taxi fare, especially if there are many people, the bus fare is about the same as a taxi fare.

diet

I usually feel that I can still eat some spicy food, and there is no problem if it is slightly spicy in Chongqing. However, the number of times I went to the toilet increased significantly the next day, and I felt a little uncomfortable on the first day after returning to Yangzhou. On the contrary, my parents, who can't eat spicy food, didn't have any abnormalities. I don’t know if it’s because they don’t eat spicy food, or if they can actually eat spicy food. Generally speaking, there should be no problem if you agree with the merchant on the slightly spicy food.

As a sweet tooth, I really can’t resist ice powder, cold cakes, cold shrimps, and brown sugar glutinous rice cakes. When I first arrived in Chongqing, I told my mother that I wanted to eat the special snack ice powder. My mother was still very confused as to how delicious it was. Then there is the large-scale authentic fragrance scene. Oh, it turns out that your cooking is not delicious!

The cold cake paired with brown sugar water really makes me want to stop eating. I wish I could have one every day in summer.

Scenic Area

Due to limited time, I did not choose to go to the surrounding scenic spots. Fairy Mountain, Wulong Karst Scenic Area, etc. are all very famous. If there is a chance in the future, I hope to make up for it.

spend

Air tickets and accommodation account for the bulk of the cost, with round-trip air tickets and insurance costing 1,980, and one night in a hotel and two nights in a B&B costing 774.32. Spending 1220.5 on food and drink. Attraction tickets and other attractions cost 575 (mainly four cruise tickets). The transportation cost is 189.93.

The total cost for a family of three is about 4,900 yuan.