Livin' In The Chonx

San Xia Guang Chang 三峡广场

This massive shopping plaza is located at the heart of Shapingba district. The square has a man-made river running through it and accompanying sculptures meant to represent the Yangtze and all the stops along the way to the Three Gorges. With Chongqing University, Chongqing Normal University, Sichuan International Studies University, and Southwest Politics and Law University all located nearby, this shopping plaza primarily caters to college students. There are hundreds of shops that sell trendy clothes and shoes to the young adults who are still living off mom and dad. Among some of the bigger brand names you can find here are Baleno (Ban Ni Lu-班尼路), Metersbonwe (Bang Wei-邦威), and Yishion (Yi Chun-以纯).

Below are some of the department stores that have branches in Three Gorges Plaza. In general all the department stores have a grocery section in the basement level. People do not bargain at the department stores, so you have to just look out for promotions.

• Wang Fu Jing 王府井
This giant department store chain is located throughout the country. Price range is typically a little higher than most of the other chains.
• New Century: Xin Shi Ji 新世纪
• Chong Bai 重百
• Pacific: Tai Ping Yang 太平洋

Bus Tip: 沙坪坝 The plaza is large, there are four or five stops around it.