CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- The summer seems to pass quietly although maybe the watermelon isn’t eaten and the water isn’t played, and it’s cool recently in Chongqing. September is good time of travelling. Let’s find a beautiful scenic spot to have a walk and take a relax among the following places.

Ciqikou, Shapingba

It’s a good choice to visit an ancient town in September with intermediate temperate and cooling river wind. Let’s find a weekend to do it.

Seating at somewhere along a slate road, you can drink a cup of tea at Ciqikou Ancient Town. If you like quiet atmosphere, you can go to its Houjie Park and enjoy another urban style.

Maoxuewang is a very delicious dish here, spicy and fragrant, and you shouldn’t miss it. Let’s have a taste for removing the moisture in summer.

Location: Cinan Street, Shapingba

Traffic: take Line 1 and get off at Ciqikou Station. 

Huatian Terrace, Youyang

Many people say that it is the most beautiful terrace in Chongqing. In autumn, under the blue sky, the paddies in the Terrace is heavily pressed against the seedling stalks, fluctuating one after another in the breeze.

You can see the beautiful scene of Terrace via going from Hejiayan village, seeing rugged paths, murmuring streams, green plants and gold terraces. According to rough statistics, the Terrace is divided into 999 layers extending along the mountain trend. With large piles of terraced fields, you seem to be in a golden ocean after entering it.

Location: Huatian Township, Youyang

Self-driving: Main urban areas – Baotou-Maoming Expressway - Heishui Interconnection - XB2 - Huatian Township

Zhutuo Town, Yongchuan

It is time to pick longan in September. Zhutuo, the famous "first town in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River" in Chongqing, has a 100-year history of planting longan.

The word “plain” can be used to describe the town. Residents live leisurely and when they have a meal, the fragrant flavor of bacon may catch your smell. Meanwhile, you can feel the original town style and local customs here.

Longan here can be picked from September to October, and there are 3,000 tons longan hanging on the branches. Almost everyone in Zhutuo is a fruit farmer, producing some with thick flesh, small nutlet, big size, thin skin and good taste. More importantly, It’s cheap and affordable.

Location: Zhutuo Town, Yongchuan

Self-driving: Main urban areas – Yongchuan – Shuangzhu – Wujian - Zhutuo

Ziyun Mystery, Yubei

The "Pink Storm" is coming back again. The Ziyun Mystery is the hottest pink grass sea in Chongqing, with about 100mu of pink muhly grass and countless butterflies and birds. You seem to be in a fairy tale world when strolling in it.

As winds breezes and grass grows, there is a scene of pink grass waving and its head drooping. It looks like red clouds from a distance.

It is a good place to take pictures. You can shape with your friends, even wearing in ancient costume.

Location: Niutian Road, Jixing Village, Gulu Town, Yubei District

Self-driving: Main urban areas - Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway – Baotou-Maoming Expressway - Niutian Road - Ziyun Mystery

Survival is not all of life, and you should go out to see and experience the beauty of real life. Why not have an appointment to visit the scenic sport around you in September? (Translated by Jiang Yuling, Fathom Language Limited)