Livin' In The Chonx

With two big rivers cutting across the city it’s only natural that there are many bridges. Currently there are eight major bridges (a ninth is under construction) scattered throughout the city. According to one source there are 6,000 bridges in the municipality. Evidently the city wants to maintain its status as the […]

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Ba Guo Cheng 巴国城
• Free admission
This area is actually an apartment community with a twist. All around the towering apartment buildings clustered in the center is an encircling neighborhood of low buildings built in the style of ancient Chinese architecture. Ba was the name for the region and the […]

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Da Du Kou Gong Yuan 大渡口公园
• Free Admission
Perhaps because of its remote location (almost the southernmost section of the city), this park is remarkably well kept. The water and landscaping looks clean and relatively litter free. This is a nice place to escape the city and feed the ducks.
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Sichuan Mei Shu Xue Yuan 四川美术学院
• Public Area—Free admission; No opening/closing hours
The neighborhood surrounding Chongqing’s art school and the campus itself is quite a sight. The old Communist standard concrete apartment buildings have all received a radical facelift. Bold colors have been liberally splashed upon the walls in abstract […]

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Dong Wu Yuan 动物园
• Admission 20 RMB
The zoo is located directly across from the only Walmart in Chongqing. If you are living in Chongqing it might be worth it to visit the zoo at least once. Unlike many of the zoos here, this one is relatively well kept, the animals […]

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Hua Yan Si 华岩寺
• Admission 15 RMB for the scenic area; free admission for temple
This temple sits upon a large scenic area on the far southwest side of town. There are two stories for how the place got its name, both relating to flowers which in Chinese is pronounced “hua” (different […]

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