Experience the Mountain City: Stay Local for the New Year and Unlock Chongqing's 'Heartfelt' Ways to Play

Amid the pandemic, staying put for the New Year may indeed be the better plan. As the curtain slowly rises on the Spring Festival, remember: home is wherever the heart finds peace. This New Year, let Xiaojin take you on a journey to rediscover the inner heart of the mountain city. A different kind of magical Chongqing begins with four 'heartfelt' experiences:

01 Romance of Gliding Through Clouds and Water

Route: Yangtze River Cableway → Chongqing Sky Eye High-altitude Observation Deck

'Amidst stretching lights, the river breeze caresses the scenery. From the highest point, gaze across Yuzhong; this city's story is tied to light.' Chongqing Yangtze River Cableway, in operation for over 30 years, connects Yuzhong District with Nan'an District, known as the 'first aerial corridor of the ten-thousand-mile Yangtze' and 'the mountain city's aerial bus'. The Sky Eye is the only open-air high-altitude observation deck in downtown Chongqing that offers a 360-degree unobstructed panoramic view of the city's two rivers and four banks.

The city is in the mountains, the water in the city, and people in a painting. Above shimmering waves, gaze out at the mountain city nightscape as the wind gently blows. On the cableway, experience the magical transport unique to the mountain city. At the Sky Eye, watch rivers surge and traffic flow, and experience the romance of gliding through clouds and water.

02 Listen to the Tales of Old Streets

Longmenhao Old Street → Palace Museum Cultural Relics Southward Relocation Memorial Hall → Changjiahui Danzishi Old Street

'As history recedes, stroll the old streets. The stone paths hold the traces of time. Pause and wander, and explore the places where stories happened.'

Longmenhao Old Street, site of 'Longmen Hao Moon', one of the ancient twelve scenic views of Ba-Yu, is where port-opening culture, anti-Japanese war culture, Ba-Yu culture, and religious culture bloom and intertwine.

The Palace Museum Cultural Relics Southward Relocation Memorial Hall, once a sanctuary for a large part of China's splendid cultural heritage, is located at the former site of Anderson & Co. on Nanbin Road. Empowered by a national cultural IP, it vividly recounts the history of the national treasures' southward evacuation.

The core landscape of Danzishi Old Street features 'one street, two ports, four courtyards, and ten scenes'. Here, you can appreciate the beauty of the mountain city's ancient architecture through traditional Sichuan-Chongqing building techniques like built platforms, cantilevers, stilted houses, and shuttle boxes. Stairways wind upward along the height difference, dotted with shops and businesses. Strolling the old street, you can view the river on one side and the city on the other, pausing and wandering, listening to the tales of the old streets.

03 Look Back on Mountain City Memories

Route: Chongqing Xiling Study Art Complex → Pipashan Treasure House → Eighteen Steps Mountain City Memory Museum → Chongqing Huguang Guild Hall

'Standing on the shoulders of history to reflect on the past, one cup of tea, one state of mind; one book, one insight. Seek out old stories, and uncover the marks of the times.'

Xiling Study, located on Baixiang Street known as 'half of Chongqing's history', blends the cultural heritage of Gushan Xiling with mountain city culture, integrating poetry, calligraphy, painting, seal carving appreciation and collection, themed art exhibitions, training and research, and more.

Pipashan Treasure House, one of the highest points in Yuzhong District, expresses ancient languages in new ways through activities like 'archaeological search evidence games' and 'archaeological study tours', bringing the concept of 'Archaeological Mountain City, Discover Chongqing' to life.

The Eighteen Steps Mountain City Memory Museum displays a wealth of precious materials on old Chongqing, using multimedia digital technology to present the mountain city memories of bygone days back into public view.

Chongqing Huguang Guild Hall is a historical witness to Chongqing's prosperity as a bustling commercial center during the Qing Dynasty, and an important symbol of the city's immigration, commercial, and architectural cultures from the early Qing to the early Republic of China.

As days and months pass and stars shift, the city transforms through history, but some buildings stand unchanged, leaving us a space to look back on mountain city memories.

04 Discover the Treasures of Hongyadong

Route: Reunion 1980 District → Dream Journey to the Twelve Ba-Yu Scenic Spots → Heart of the Fog City → Hongyadong Tian· Immortal Fantasy Costume

'Vintage districts, Ba-Yu beauty, script experiences, role-playing, crossing dimensions—immerse yourself in exploring the mountain city.'

Reunion 1980 · Chongqing 1980s Lifestyle District, crafted with ingenuity, recreates the city landmarks of memory and deeply restores the urban texture and fabric of the Yuzhong mother city from the 1980s.

On the 6th floor of Hongyadong, with the twelve Ba-Yu scenic spots culture as the core and modern light and shadow technology as the medium, an immersive light art space is created where you can see, hear, feel, and interact.

The large-scale live-action RPG 'Heart of the Fog City' features innovative combat and social mechanisms, allowing participants to meet through the game, interact and make friends, opening up their social radar at this grand party scene.

Hongyadong Tian· Immortal Fantasy Costume, a nearly 2,000-square-meter venue transformed into a cinematic-level immersive experience space with movie-quality settings, highly narrative role-play services, and filming techniques. It officially opens during the Spring Festival!

'Enjoy the gentle breeze from a stilted house, and cook the universe in a square pot.' Hongyadong is more than just Spirited Away—its inner folded world awaits you to uncover the treasures of Hongyadong.

Chongqing doesn't just pamper tourists. Through this opportunity, we hope more locals will venture into the heart of the mountain city, setting out from the 'heart' and forging deeper emotional connections. If you're willing, why not come for a mutual journey of discovery?

1. Jinjiang Inn PinShang Chongqing Crown Escalator River View Hotel

Address: No. 122-168, Caiyuanba Nanqu Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing (near Crown Escalator)

2. Jinjiang Inn Chongqing Eling Cultural & Creative Second Factory Hotel

Address: No. 68, Changjiang 1st Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing (near Eling Park, Second Factory Cultural and Creative Park)

3. Jinjiang Inn Chongqing Yangjiaping Light Rail Station MIXC Hotel

Address: No. 60, Xingsheng Road, Yangjiaping, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing (near Yangjiaping Light Rail Station)

4. Jinjiang Inn Style Chongqing Guanyinqiao Liyuchi Metro Station Hotel

Address: No. 29, Liyuchi 2nd Village, Jiangbei District, Chongqing (near Jiu Street, Guanyinqiao)