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How about experiencing old Chongqing hiding in old streets on weekend

2020-05-27 11:35:25

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- What are you doing on the weekend? How about taking a walk with friends to go through these old streets and alleys to enjoy its unique style?

Mountain City Third Footpath

It is located at a quiet place in busy downtown, as if it reminds people to stop and take a look at the scenery at their feet even when they are busy.

The most beautiful footpath in the mountain city encounters the old street going through all the vicissitudes of life, and gets together with the scenery and customs along the way, constituting the most original Chongqing.

It is connected to Tongyuan Gate which is a city gate site witnessing the history of Chongqing. Along the footpath, you can see such places with the features of Old Chongqing as Bodhi Kong Kim Tower, Shikumen and Shancheng Lane.

Location: No. 234, Zhongxing Road, Yuzhong District

Recommendations: Water Plant Tower 1 and Shancheng Lane

Route: take Line 1 to Jiaochangkou Station, and then walk toward the court of Yuzhong District.

Fotuguan Footpath

Compared with the crowds at the Liziba Viewing Deck, the footpath in the nearby Fotuguan Park seems a bit deserted, but it is an excellent choice for an outing. Now, the 3,500-meter footpath connecting the Temple of Guan Yu and Yue Fei and CRT Fotuguan Station has been basically completed.

This footpath is almost parallel to the track on the other side, just a few meters apart, and every few minutes you can see the train whizzing past. Especially on the footpath beside Fotuguan Tunnel, you can also see the scene of "CRT trains passing through the tunnel". The moment that the train comes out of the tunnel will give you an extremely shocking visual effect.

Location: Changjiang Second Road, Yuzhong District

Recommendations: Fotuguan Park, Temple of Guan Yu and Yue Fei and Eling Park

Route: take Line 2 to Fotuguan Station.

Nanbin Road Riverside Footpath

Starting from Haitang Yanyu Park, you can see verdant trees and magnificent river water along Riverside Footpath. When you walk into the footpath, you will feel that you you're walking into a green ecological corridor.

Looking at the green bamboo forest and the cableway across the river, walking in the pleasant wind slowly, and looking at the ferry leisurely on the water ripples, you will feel comfortable. Such scenic spots as “Twelve Sceneries of Bayu”, Inscription of “峡江开埠 (Xia Jiang Kai Bu in pinyin)” and French Naval Barracks are distributed along the road.

Location: Nanbin Road, Nan’an District

Recommendations: French Naval Barracks, Danzishi Old Street and Longmenhao Old Street

Route: take Loop Line to Shangxinjie Station, and then walk about 1.5km to Haitang Yanyu Park

Nanshan Huangge Ancient Path

It once served the horse caravans selling salt and tea, travelling merchants coming from and going to Sichuan and Guizhou as well as expeditionary forces going to Burma for fighting.

Time flies. Now, the ancient footpath seems like an old book, lying quietly at the foot of Nanshan Mountain, with a warm and simple style, and hidden in the bustling buildings; and become another kind of scenery in the city.

Location: Nanshan Mountain, Nan’an District

Recommendations: Laojundong, Tushan Temple and Huangjueya Old Street

Route: take Line 6 to Shangxinjie Station, and walk about 1km to Huangge Ancient Path.

Chongqing has a lot of unknown old streets, and all bricks and tiles bear the childhood innocent memory of Chongqing people. Even if time flies, cherish the beautiful scenery around. (Translated by Liu Hongyan, Fathom Language Limited)

Editor:Jiang Yiwei