Lush Pastoral Beauty Like a Painting — Discover Liangping’s Great Mountains and Waters: Bamboo Sea, Bamboo Banquets, and Starry Skies — Let’s Go!

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Liangping District, Chongqing

One of the new main urban districts of Chongqing, second batch national pilot area for new-type urbanization demonstration. National typical demonstration zone for ecological protection and construction.

With one mountain, two rivers, and seven parts farmland, it boasts vast fertile plains and green fields stretching endlessly. Two-thirds of its area is covered by wetlands, making it the largest plain in the Bayu region. The Hundred-Mile Bamboo Sea stretches for a hundred miles with numerous bamboo species — a stunning scenic corridor and the 'gold and silver mountains' of Liangping’s people.

Liangping · Zhufeng Lake

Historically called Liangshan and also known as Duliang, Liangping is home to five national intangible cultural heritage items: Liangshan Lantern Opera, Liangping New Year Woodblock Prints, Liangping Laizhi Gong and Drum, Liangping Bamboo Curtain, and Liangping Taier Diao. There are 15 items on the municipal protection list, making it a hometown of Chinese folk culture and art. Natural and cultural sights include Shuanggui Hall and the Hundred-Mile Bamboo Sea. It is also the hometown of China’s famous pomelo and the hometown of China’s Shouzhu bamboo. It boasts the largest natural bamboo sea in southwestern China — the Hundred-Mile Bamboo Sea, the Liangping pomelo (one of China’s top three pomelos), and Liangping sweet tea, hailed as a 'treasure among teas.'

Its enchanting pastoral scenery and profound farming civilization have been Liangping’s most striking scenic highlight and the deepest source of nostalgia since ancient times. Here, Zen Buddhist culture, farming culture, and intangible heritage culture blend and flourish together, forming one of the cradles of Bayu culture.

The Liangping flatlands — vast fertile fields, boundless green paddies. Surrounded by green hills, it is the land of fish and rice in eastern Sichuan; a thousand homes with emerald bamboo leaves, a hundred miles fragrant with pomelo blossoms. This time, our Liangping travel recommendation:

Day 1: Liangping Museum — Liangping Planning Exhibition Hall

Day 2: Shuangguihu National Wetland Park — Three Gorges Bamboo Expo Garden — Chongqing Shu Gu Farm — Shuanggui Hall — Huashi Ancient Fortress — China · Liangping Pomelo Sea — Wenfeng Pagoda — Wanshi Gengchun (Ten-Thousand-Stone Spring Ploughing) — Hongmeida Silk Manufacturing Culture Space

Day 3: Gate of the Bamboo Sea — Lieshen Village — Mengxi Tanyuan (Garden) — Laoyingwo (Eagle Nest) — Shouhai (Longevity Sea) — Zhufeng Lake — Liangshan Inn — Mingyue Mountain · Mingyue Hui — Guanyin Cave

Liangping · Guanyin Cave

First Stop: Liangping Museum

Opening hours: 9:00–17:00 (closed on Mondays)

Address: Chongqing Liangping District Museum (Guixi Road)

Admission: Free

Liangping has been the granary of Bashu since ancient times. Millennia of farming civilization have earned it the reputation of 'Little Land of Abundance.' What stories are hidden in its 1,400-plus years of history? To find out, step into the Liangping Museum! The museum covers a total floor area of 3,300 square meters, divided into two thematic exhibition halls: 'History' and 'Intangible Heritage.' It houses over 1,500 cultural relics (sets) and displays more than 300 objects.

In 1990, the national-treasure-level artifact of Shuanggui Hall — the 'Pattra Leaf Scripture' — was stolen and remains missing. At the museum, you can see a recreated image of it through naked-eye 3D virtual imaging technology. In the 'Wanshi Gengchun' section, the town of Lirang comes alive with vivid simulated farming scenes, beautifully portraying how Liangping’s ancestors worked the land during the Song Dynasty, from spring sowing to autumn harvest.

Second Stop: Liangping Planning Exhibition Hall

Address: Duliang Square Upper Square (next to the museum, Administration Center Building 1)

Admission: Free

The Liangping Planning Exhibition Hall also embodies the district’s culture. With a total floor area of 2,600 square meters, it includes a preface hall, an urban transformation zone, a Smart Liangping zone, a master plan zone, an ecology zone, and more. Using digital display platforms, it three-dimensionally presents the blueprint of a modern garden city where wetlands nurture the city and fields blend seamlessly with urban areas, reflecting Liangping’s profound ecological culture.

Third Stop: Shuangguihu National Wetland Park

Address: Hubin Road, Shuangguilü Subdistrict, Liangping District, Chongqing

Liangping is a 'wetland city' where wetlands and urban life coexist, with 408 river systems and 77 reservoirs. Shuangguihu National Wetland Park, in particular, not only boasts beautiful scenery and a serene environment but is also an ecological lake of Chongqing and a scenic highlight of the Three Gorges. On the day we visited, the lotus flowers in the park were in full bloom. On the tranquil water, pink lotuses swayed coyly in the pond. On the emerald-green lotus leaves, crystal-clear dewdrops gathered, capturing the oriental charm of 'pearls large and small cascading onto a jade plate.'

'Pavilions, water-side kiosks,' 'wooden boardwalks,' 'Clouds Hanging from the North View,' 'Sunset at Guihu Lake' — all are unmissable sights. The park is also home to 623 plant species and 207 vertebrate species. Even globally rare and critically endangered birds like the Baer’s pochard and greylag goose have fallen in love with this place and made it their habitat.

Fourth Stop: Three Gorges Bamboo Expo Garden

Address: Group 7, Qianming Village, Shuangguilü Subdistrict, Liangping District, Chongqing

Admission: Free

In the early morning, mist-shrouded lakes surrounded by emerald bamboo shimmer with clear waters. Through gaps in the mist, small groups of visitors stroll about as if in a fairyland — a graceful and romantic scroll painting unfolds at the Three Gorges Bamboo Expo Garden. ...

A Nature Museum Ideal for Sightseeing and Learning

The Three Gorges Bamboo Expo Garden is the largest bamboo-themed expo garden in western China, situated within Shuangguihu National Wetland Park, adjacent to Shuanggui Hall, a major Buddhist center in Southwest China. It covers about 500 mu. The garden is shaded by dense greenery, embraced by lush bamboo, with shimmering lake waters. Walking through bamboo micro-wetlands, the Junzi Bridge, the education corridor, and the lakeside outside the Bamboo Retreat, you feel as if you’ve stepped into a romantic, magical 'cloud-kissed wonderland,' with a graceful, lively picture unfolding before your eyes.

Last year, Liangping upgraded and renovated the garden’s landscape quality, making it even more refreshingly natural, reminiscent of 'a small bridge over a flowing stream beside a cottage.'

Fifth Stop: Chongqing Shu Gu Farm

Address: Group 2, Shuanggui Village, Jindai Town (near Shuanggui Hall)

Admission: 38 yuan per adult

Chongqing Shu Gu Farm, in Shuanggui Village, Jindai Town, spans 400 mu and is built with cutting-edge agricultural IoT, big data, cloud platforms, Israeli integrated water and fertilizer irrigation technology, and Dutch modern greenhouse cultivation techniques.

A Top-tier Smart Agriculture Park in Western China

Shu Gu Farm has 35,000 square meters of high-end intelligent greenhouses, comprising 'one hall, one museum, four farms, two gardens, and one center.' Adult tickets are 38 yuan each. Here, you can take photos with flower seas, taste delicious farm produce, and experience rural fun. There are tens of thousands of blooms, such as phalaenopsis and begonias, as well as quirky agricultural products in all shapes, sizes, and colors — popular photo spots for visitors. It’s also a great place for kids, where they can see agricultural technology, learn farming knowledge, admire exotic fruits and flowers, explore farming culture, and enjoy parent-child games.

Sixth Stop: Shuanggui Hall

Opening hours: 07:00–17:00

Address: Wanzhu Mountain, Jindai Town, Liangping District, Chongqing

Admission: 10 yuan per person

Shuanggui Hall, located on Wanzhu Mountain in Jindai Town, was first built in the 10th year of the Shunzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1653). Covering about 70,000 square meters, it was listed as a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit in 2013 and selected as a cultural site in the New Chongqing · Twelve Bayu Sceneries in 2015.

The Foremost Monastery in Southwest China

Shuanggui Hall holds a prominent position in Chinese and Southeast Asian Buddhist circles, acclaimed as the 'foremost monastery in the southwest,' the 'number one Chan (Zen) forest,' and 'a giant among Buddhist schools.' The temple has seven deep layers of halls: the first layer, the Great Mountain Gate (Guansheng Hall); second, Maitreya Hall; third, the Mahavira Hall; fourth, Manjusri Hall; fifth, Poshan Pagoda; sixth, the Great Compassion Hall; and seventh, the Sarira Hall (Sutra Repository).

Famous spots: Life-Release Pond, Guansheng Hall, Maitreya Hall, Mahavira Hall, Manjusri Hall, Poshan Pagoda, Great Compassion Hall, Sutra Repository, Arhat Hall... As a AAAA-rated scenic spot with an admission of 10 yuan, the vegetarian meal inside costs only 5 yuan per person, offering six dishes. A truly conscientious destination, well worth visiting.

Seventh Stop: Huashi Ancient Fortress

Opening hours: 08:30–18:30 (summer); 09:00–18:00 (winter)

Address: Group 5, Huashi Village, Jindai Town, Liangping District, Chongqing (near the Second Ring Road)

Admission: 40 yuan per person; suggested visit time: 1–3 hours

Huashi Ancient Fortress in Liangping, Chongqing, is hailed as a 'fortress on a rock' — a breathtaking, vast military relic. From the late 18th to early 19th century, the White Lotus rebel army in northeastern Sichuan operated for seven years in Liangping County (historically known as Liangshan County), with tens of thousands of soldiers capturing much of Liangping multiple times. The fortress lies at the foot of Gaoliang Mountain in Jindai Town, 9 kilometers from the county seat. It has preserved features such as the Hundred-Step Ladder, ancient watchtowers, fortress gates, the Juyi Hall (Gathering of Righteousness), and the Liu Family Ancestral Hall.

Over 300 years of wind and rain have reduced all other ancient fortresses in Liangping County to ruins, but Huashi Fortress, thanks to its uniquely strategic terrain, escaped severe human destruction. The Hundred-Step Ladder is a stone stairway carved into a sheer cliff — the only way up to the fortress. The 92 steps, angled at 80 degrees, exhibit the spirit of 'Little Huashan,' and your footsteps resound like drumbeats on the stone. The scenic area now features over ten sites including the Beacon Cloud Gallery Terrace, the rear fortress gate, the magical stone steps, and an intangible cultural heritage performance center. It also offers more than ten exciting interactive experiences, such as an 886-meter two-section zip line, grass skiing, eco-expeditions, Windmill Valley, and live CS.

Eighth Stop: China · Liangping Pomelo Sea — A Fragrant Journey Close to Nature

Address: China Famous Pomelo Garden, Longtan Village, Hexing Town, Liangping District, Chongqing

The air is rich with pomelo fragrance, and voices buzz with excitement. In the orchard, farmers with baskets weave between tree-lined paths and pond embankments on electric tricycles or four-wheeled farm carts. Brimming with the joy of harvest, Longtan Village’s China · Liangping Pomelo Sea has become a must-visit travel spot for tourists from near and far.

Liangping is the hometown of China’s famous pomelo and hosts the annual International Pomelo Expo at the Three Gorges (Liangping). It’s not yet the season when pomelos ripen, but when they do, return to this endless sea of pomelos, pluck a sweet fruit, and taste it. I imagine that’s what happiness tastes like.

Ninth Stop: Wenfeng Pagoda

Address: County Road 560, Qingdu Village, Liangshan Subdistrict, Liangping District, Chongqing

Liangping’s Wenfeng Pagoda, in Qingdu Village, is a landmark of the district. In the early 1980s, heritage authorities measured the pagoda at 35.68 meters tall, making it the second-highest pagoda in China and the tallest stone pagoda in Chongqing. A local saying goes: 'Liangping has a Wenfeng Pagoda, only a foot and eight inches shy of scraping the sky.'

Tenth Stop: Wanshi Gengchun (Ten-Thousand-Stone Spring Ploughing) — One of Chongqing’s Top Ten Most Beautiful Villages

Address: Yinping Mountain Second Ring Road, Longyin Village, Ansheng Town, Liangping District, Chongqing

Surrounded by mountains, the largest flatland in Bayu — the Liangping plain — features graceful streams, misty lakes, vast fertile fields, and the scene of 'ten thousand stones ploughing in spring.' 'Wanshi Gengchun' has been a celebrated sight of Liangping since ancient times. It captures the grandeur of boundless paddies being sown in spring and harvested in autumn, vividly portraying Liangping’s brilliant farming civilization. From sunrise to sunset, seas of clouds, bamboo forests, and fieldscapes weave a living painting; Wanshi Gengchun is just such a utopian 'Peach Blossom Spring.'

Eleventh Stop: Hongmeida Silk Manufacturing Culture Space

Address: Liangping Industrial Park, Liangping District, Chongqing

Within its factory compound, Hongmeida has built a 1,400-square-meter industrial tourism experience area. It includes open silk production zones, a Chinese silk culture and knowledge hall, sericulture areas, home, health, and creative cultural art zones, a personalized product customization zone, and parent-child and patriotic education areas for children and youth — all themed around 'silk.'

Beyond traditional silk products like silk-filled duvets, mulberry silk bedding, scarves, and apparel, the Silk Culture Space has drawn on silk elements and culture to develop creative cultural products such as silk-bound antique-style books, silk scroll paintings, silkworm cocoon handicrafts, hand-painted silk works, silk desk mats, silk photo prints, silk lucky bags, and health products like mulberry leaf tea, mulberry leaf noodles, and silk protein skincare items.

Twelfth Stop: Liangping Hundred-Mile Bamboo Sea

01 Gate of the Bamboo Sea

Address: Eastern entrance to the Hundred-Mile Bamboo Sea Tourist Resort

The Gate of the Bamboo Sea — an imposing orange steel bridge vaults across the mountains, with a uniquely designed viewing platform nestled among the bamboo atop the peak. While creating its own distinct scenic space, it blends seamlessly with the surroundings as if formed by nature.

02 Lieshen Village