Seeking the Real Chongqing from the Movie Filming Locations near the Small Library ①

Chongqing is a city with a cinematic face.

It has large interchanges so complex that they confuse navigation systems. Passing through them, you can feel the vibrant vitality of urban development.

Movie still: Qiansimen Bridge in the fog

Depart from Small Library — take Metro Line 1 to Xiaoshizi Station, then walk

Depart from Small Library — take Metro Line 1 to Jiaochangkou Station, then transfer to Line 2 within the station

Chongqing nightscape: you can gaze from the cruise ships at Chaotianmen, view from a distance at Yikeshu (One Tree), or linger on both banks at Huanghuayuan. When the night is enchanting, take Line 2 and stop for a while at Huanghuayuan. Photography enthusiasts regard this as a reserved spot for capturing Chongqing's night scene for good reason. In the night, the great river mirrors the colorful neon lights and the high-rises that outline Chongqing's skyline. Here, the city is like a dream.

Liziba Station: History rests here

Besides the wildly popular light rail passing through the building, Liziba also embodies centuries of Chongqing history. Inside the station is the Bayu Old News Museum, and beside the viewing platform outside the station is the Anti-Japanese War Heritage Park. Many historical sites from the War of Resistance, such as Gao's Mansion, Liu Xiang's Mansion, Li Gengu's Former Residence, the Former Site of the National Political Council, and the Bank of Communications Vault, are scattered throughout the park.

The main scene in the movie is the radio station building, which is the rooftop of the Eling 2nd Factory Cultural and Creative Park.

Today, the Second Factory has become a popular check-in spot, but amidst the bustling crowds, few pay attention to its history. Eling Second Factory, originally called Chongqing Second Printing Factory, was once the mint of the National Government's Central Bank. It now has a history of over eighty years. This factory was once Chongqing's color printing center and a giant of the southwest printing industry. It is said that from the 1950s to the 1970s, almost all colored printed matter in Chongqing was printed here.

Take a photo with the light rail, then follow the path upward to the serene and beautiful Fotuguan Park. There, imagine the past: perhaps Li Shangyin was sitting in a pavilion up there, writing about "night rains on Mount Ba."

Hongyadong towards No. 1 Bridge direction

Depart from Small Library — walk towards Hongyadong

Depart from Small Library — take Metro Line 1 to Jiaochangkou Station (Exit 4)

Eighteen Stairs is one of the most important cultural symbols of Chongqing.

The Yuzhong Peninsula is Chongqing's "mother city." In the old days, it was divided into the Upper City and the Lower City. Jiefangbei belongs to the Upper City, while the Yangtze River side is the Lower City. Eighteen Stairs is the stairway connecting the Upper and Lower City, a vital thoroughfare, and its past glory is easy to imagine.

Later, after Chongqing became a municipality directly under the central government, the entire city seemed to awaken overnight, rushing onto the fast track of rapid development, never to turn back.

Tips: In fact, there are many old streets like Eighteen Stairs in Chongqing. Amidst the city's rapid development, they retain their original style while seeking new vitality. For example, Daijia Alley by the Jialing River, Shancheng Alley, Xiahao Old Street, and Danzishi Old Street, among others.

Depart from Small Library — walk. Enter "Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street" in navigation.

Every visitor to Chongqing must check in at Jiefangbei. Jiefangbei is the most iconic landmark of Chongqing. It has stood in the city's core since the Anti-Japanese War, and is the eternal spiritual fortress and magnetic field of the mountain city. It appears in films more than once, albeit only as a background, not even a clear shot.

Zuoying Street Xinlong Building Skybridge

Depart from Small Library — take Metro Line 1 to Jiaochangkou Station, navigate to Taiyanggou Police Station

But the straightforward Chongqing people solved the problem of climbing slopes and steps in the simplest and most direct way — they built many adrenaline-pumping skybridges between buildings and between buildings and mountains.

The Zuoying Street skybridge featured in "I Belonged to You" is one of them. It connects a road on one end and the 13th floor of a residential building on the other, 40 meters above the ground.

Planning: Er Gongzi · Small Library

Photography: Yuan Lin (Er Mu)

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