Itinerary:
D1: After checking in at the hotel, visit Hongya Cave, Chaotianmen, Jiefangbei and other places in the city, mainly the night view of the city.
D2: Dazu Rock Carvings
D3: Geleshan Martyrs Cemetery, Ciqikou Ancient Town
D4: Chongqing Auditorium, Jialing River Cable Car and other urban tours
Tickets:
Dazu Rock Carvings: Dazu mainly visits the stone carvings on Baoding Mountain and Beishan. The package ticket is 120 yuan, half price for seniors over 60 years old. Tickets for Baoding Mountain are priced at 80 yuan and Beishan tickets are purchased separately for 50 yuan.
Geleshan Martyrs Cemetery: Tickets for visiting are 40 yuan, free after March 26, but in order to control the number of people, tickets are limited daily.
Ciqikou Ancient Town: Taking a taxi from Geleshan Martyrs Cemetery is 5 yuan, and the walk is only 1km.
Transportation:
The Chongqing Airport bus ends at Shangqing Temple in the city, 15 yuan/person. It takes about 10 yuan to take a taxi from Shangqing Temple to Jiefangbei and other places. In fact, a taxi from the airport to the city only costs about 40 yuan, plus 10 yuan for expressway fees. Buses are very convenient for city tours. To save time, taking a taxi is also a good choice, usually about 6-30 yuan.
Dazu Rock Carvings: Chongqing Chenjiaping Long-distance Bus Station starts at 6:30 in the morning, and the bus leaves for Dazu every 30-40 minutes. The round-trip long-distance ticket is 96 yuan. A taxi from Jiefangbei to Chenjiaping costs about 22-25 yuan. After arriving at Dazu Long-distance Bus Station, it costs 30 yuan to take a taxi to Baodingshan and 5-10 yuan to Beishan. Although there is bus transportation to the long-distance station connecting various scenic spots, the stops/times are very confusing, so I didn't look for it.
Geleshan Martyrs Cemetery: Geleshan Martyrs Cemetery is in Shapingba, which is like the urban area under construction, a little distance away. Bus 215/265 gets off at the Martyrs’ Tomb. It is about 3km from the cemetery gate to Zhazi Cave. Baigongguan/Songlinpo is basically in the middle, about 1km from the gate. There are buses connecting the scenic areas, which are free with tickets. But it is very inconvenient for friends who want to visit carefully. Therefore, it is recommended to take a bus (it seems to be No. 210) at the gate of the scenic spot directly to Zhazi Cave. After the tour, find the scenic spot bus and go to Bai Mansion. After the tour, walk to the gate by yourself.
Accommodation:
It is recommended to choose prosperous areas for accommodation, such as near Hongyadong and Jiefangbei, where transportation and dining are extremely convenient. It is not recommended to go near Chaotianmen, which is mainly a land/river transportation hub and is full of chaos.
Finally, let’s introduce the scenic spots in Chongqing:
Chaotianmen, Jiefangbei, and Hongyadong are recommended to go when night falls, as they are night view tourist spots. If you have time, go there during the day. If there is fog, it will best reflect the true nature of Chongqing.
Hongyadong faces the Jialing River and is mainly a tourist place integrating catering, entertainment and shopping. The Chongqing restaurant there: Little Swan is very famous, tastes authentic and is not expensive. You can try it if you have the chance.
There are two river-crossing cable cars: the Jialing River Cable Car and the Yangtze River Cable Car. It is best to choose the Yangtze River Cable Car, mainly because the Yangtze River is more impressive than the Jiangling River. The cable car in "Crazy Stone" should be the Yangtze River Cable Car.
The Great Hall of the People is very close to Shangqing Temple. It used to be the center where people gathered in Chongqing. Now, in addition to meetings, people may go to the Jiefangbei for fun.
The auditorium is a majestic building, resembling the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. In the 1950s and 1960s, it was quite remarkable to build such a building.