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A cable car cabin crossing high above the Yangtze River in Chongqing

Outdoor

Yangtze River Cableway

长江索道

Cross the Yangtze in the river cableway, a five-minute ride that has outlived the bridges and still carries commuters.

  • Outdoor
  • History
  • Nightlife
Good for
Solo, Couple, Family, Friends
How long
5–6 min
Cost
CNY 30–50
Book ahead?
Walk-in possible; buy at the visitor centre or through official channels

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The Chongqing skyline seen at night from the Nanshan One Tree observation deck

Photography

Nanshan One Tree Observation Deck

南山一棵树观景台

Hilltop platform on Nanshan giving the classic panoramic frame of the Yuzhong peninsula lit up across the river.

  • Photography
  • Outdoor
  • Nightlife
Good for
Couple, Family, Friends
How long
45–90 min
Cost
CNY 28
Book ahead?
Not required

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Hongyadong stilt houses lit up at night, seen past the Qiansimen Bridge in Chongqing

Photography

Hongyadong at Night and the Qiansimen Bridge Viewpoint

洪崖洞夜景与千厮门大桥机位

Free night viewpoint over the Hongyadong cliffside complex and the Qiansimen bridge, best worked from the bridge and the riverbank below.

  • Photography
  • History
  • Nightlife
Good for
Solo, Couple, Family, Friends
How long
90–180 min
Cost
CNY 0
Book ahead?
Not required on ordinary days; a free timed reservation on the WeChat account is required at weekends and on public holidays

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The two rivers meeting at Chaotianmen with the Chongqing skyline behind

Photography

Chaotianmen Square and the Two-Rivers Confluence

朝天门广场与两江汇流

Open public square at Chaotianmen where the muddy Yangtze and the clearer Jialing meet and the colour line shifts by season.

  • Photography
  • Local life
  • Outdoor
Good for
Solo, Couple, Family, Friends
How long
60–120 min
Cost
CNY 0
Book ahead?
Not required

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The stage of the 1941 Teahouse and Theatre set for a Chongqing performance

Culture

1941 Teahouse and Theatre

1941茶馆·戏院

Sixty-minute show in a teahouse-styled theatre built around a 1941 wartime Chongqing setting, with opera, magic and acrobatics on a fixed daily schedule.

  • Culture
  • History
Good for
Couple, Family, Friends
How long
60 min
Cost
CNY 98–148
Book ahead?
Required

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A tour group on one of the stacked street levels of central Chongqing

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Chongqing Magic Terrain Full-Day Experience

重庆8D魔幻地形一日体验

Private full-day reading of the city's vertical terrain, from river level to ridge roads, with hotel pickup and a live English guide.

  • Outdoor
  • Local life
  • History
Good for
Couple, Family, Friends
How long
720 min · estimate
Cost
Price not verified
Book ahead?
Required

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A monorail train passing through an apartment building at Liziba in Chongqing

Photography

Liziba Monorail Through the Building

李子坝轻轨穿楼观景平台

Purpose-built platform below Liziba station where Line 2 trains pass straight through the middle of a residential tower.

  • Photography
  • Local life
  • History
  • Outdoor
Good for
Solo, Couple, Family, Friends
How long
30–90 min
Cost
CNY 0
Book ahead?
Not required

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The Kuixinglou building where a ground-level doorway opens onto the 22nd floor

Photography

Kuixinglou Building Ground-to-22nd-Floor Illusion

魁星楼(1楼即22楼)

Kuixinglou, the building where you can walk in at street level on one side and step out onto what looks like the 22nd floor on the other.

  • Photography
  • Local life
  • History
Good for
Solo, Couple, Friends
How long
20–40 min
Cost
CNY 0
Book ahead?
Not required

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The Raffles City towers and Crystal Skywalk above Chaotianmen in Chongqing

Photography

Raffles City Exploration Deck and Crystal Skywalk

来福士探索舱·云端乐园(水晶连廊)

Deck inside the 250-metre Crystal sky bridge that links four Raffles City towers, with a glass floor over the meeting point of the two rivers.

  • Photography
  • History
  • Nightlife
Good for
Solo, Couple, Friends
How long
60–120 min
Cost
CNY 128–198
Book ahead?
Not required

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A rooftop view over central Chongqing from the Cloud Eye observation deck

Photography

Cloud Eye Observation Deck, 67th Floor

云端之眼观景台(联合国际67楼)

Rooftop-level deck on the 67th floor of the United International building, sold on its own or bundled with the river cableway.

  • Photography
  • History
  • Nightlife
Good for
Solo, Couple, Friends
How long
45–90 min
Cost
CNY 68
Book ahead?
Not required

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A small public ferry crossing the river in Chongqing

Outdoor

Two Rivers Ferry on the Local Route

两江小渡(本地渡轮)

Ride the working river ferry between Hongyadong, Danzishi and Ciyun Temple piers for roughly the price of a metro trip.

  • Outdoor
  • Local life
Good for
Solo, Couple, Family, Friends
How long
10–60 min
Cost
CNY 15–30
Book ahead?
Not required, but buy on the WeChat account and board with the QR code

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The Three Gorges Museum and the Great Hall of the People in Chongqing

Culture

Three Gorges Museum and the Great Hall of the People

中国三峡博物馆与重庆市人民大礼堂

The free Three Gorges Museum and the 1950s Great Hall of the People next door, covering the dam, the resettlement and the city history, with a cheap English guided tour available inside.

  • Culture
Good for
Solo, Couple, Family, Friends
How long
120–180 min
Cost
CNY 0–20
Book ahead?
Not required

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The Testbed 2 creative park and the view over Chongqing from Eling Ridge

Outdoor

Testbed 2 and the Eling Ridge Viewpoint

鹅岭贰厂文创公园与鹅岭公园瞰胜楼

Testbed 2, a printing works turned creative park on the Eling ridge, with rooftop terraces over the Yangtze, joined by a short walk to Eling Park and its Kansheng tower.

  • Outdoor
  • Local life
  • History
Good for
Solo, Couple, Friends
How long
120–180 min
Cost
CNY 0
Book ahead?
Not required

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