Chongqing Changshou Lake Scenic Area Travel Guide

Chongqing’s Changshou Lake Scenic Area is a very well-known local tourist spot. It is a place where many residents go for daily relaxation and entertainment. Fresh and lovely plants and beautiful and elegant flowers of various colors make people who come here feel relaxed and happy. Introduction to Changshou Lake Scenic Area

Located in the east of Changshou District, 128 kilometers away from the urban area of ??Chongqing, Changshou Lake is an artificial lake formed by intercepting the Longxi River in the 1950s. It is named after it is located in Changshou District. Changshou Lake Dam is 1,014 meters long, 51 meters high, 8 meters wide at the top, and has a lake area of ??6,000 hectares. The general water depth is 15 meters, and the deepest is 50 meters. The lake is criss-crossed by branches and harbors and has more than 200 islands. It is the largest lake tourist scenic spot in Chongqing.

The Changshou Lake is a vast lake with vast expanse of blue waves. The reflection in the water is like a painting, and the momentum is extremely spectacular. If it is late spring or autumn, the light clouds cover the sun, the mist is vast, and the water and sky are the same color, which is quite interesting. The islands in the lake are covered with green trees and have many garden attractions.

Yubin Island is one of the "Eight Scenic Spots" of Changshou Lake. It is called "Yubin Playing in the Water". Its harbor is winding and surrounded by water, just like a bright pearl dotted in the lake. On the island, there are unique pavilions, exquisite bridges, shady trees, birds singing and the fragrance of flowers. People among them feel as if they are in a romantic water world that seems to exist in another world.

At night, the lake cruise ship is overflowing with lights, like the lights reflected in the lake dotted with stars. The water waves oscillate, showing colorful and curved light strips. On the boat, you can sing and dance, taste wine and delicacies, lights and reflections , singing and laughter constitute a three-dimensional night scene in the lake. Special Flower Show

Every year during the Spring Festival, Chongqing Changshou Lake Scenic Area will hold a large-scale spring flower show. You can enjoy flowers during the day and enjoy the lantern show at night. It’s so relaxing~ The 2020 spring large-scale flower show in Changshou Lake Scenic Area will mainly focus on tulips. The supporting flowers include hyacinth, lupine, foxglove, snapdragon, Icelandic poppy and other varieties. There are more than 100 varieties of various flowers on display, with more than 2 million plants on display and an exhibition area of ??more than 60,000 square meters. Travel Guide

Transportation

There is a shuttle bus to Changshou at Chongqing Bus Station. By car, you can start from Chongqing and follow the Yuchang (Chongqing-Chongqing-Chongqing) Expressway. If you don't get off the expressway in Changshou District, take the Changwan (Chongqing-Wanzhou) Expressway directly and get off at the "Hexing, Changshou Lake" intersection 18 kilometers away. This expressway section is about 86 kilometers; after exiting the toll station, go right, pass Shuanglong Town, and finally reach Changshou Lake (Shizitan Town). This section is a rural road, about 13 kilometers, and there is no toll station. The whole trip takes about 80 minutes.

Tickets

40 yuan/person, package (luxury painting flight (short-line) + sightseeing car) 100 yuan, package (sightseeing car + "The Soul of the Great Qin") 55 yuan

Opening hours

09:00-17:00