Recommended attractions worth visiting in Chongqing

Chongqing is located in the inland southwest of China. Due to its special geographical environment and special climate, Chongqing also has many nicknames, such as "furnace" named for its long, scorching summers and frequent droughts; Chongqing is named "Mountain City" after its mountain architecture; while in winter and spring, Chongqing is also known as the "Fog City" due to light clouds and heavy fog.

Chongqing, known as "Ba" in ancient times, is the birthplace of Bayu culture, with a history of 3,000 years. In this famous city, the Dazu Baoding Mountain Stone Carving Group is a treasure of late Chinese grotto art. Tourists can also enjoy the South Hot Spring, North Hot Spring and summer resorts Jinyun Mountain and Nanshan. In the outer suburbs, there are Jiangjin Simian Mountain Virgin Forest, Yunan Wansheng Stone Forest, Nanchuan Jinfo Mountain Forest Park, etc. Along the Yangtze River, you can enjoy the majestic Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and the Da and Xiaoning River Gorges in Wushan. You can also admire the uncanny tiankeng and ground cracks in Fengjie, and appreciate the Hongchiba alpine grassland in Wuxi, which is a collection of mountains, water, forests, springs, It is a natural wonder integrating waterfalls, gorges and caves.

1. Xiaonanhai

Xiaonanhai is located at the junction of Chongqing and Hubei, 32 kilometers away from Qianjiang City. It was a local earthquake with a magnitude of 6.25 and an intensity of 8° on June 10, 1856. An earthquake-damaged lake was formed when a landslide blocked a stream due to an earthquake. It is the largest natural lake in Chongqing.

Today, nearly 150 years later, Xiaonanhai still maintains complete earthquake ruins. The original appearance of the ground damage, the underwater farmhouses and houses, and the underwater "drunkard" forest are all well preserved in their state during the earthquake. After the on-site inspection, domestic and foreign experts and scholars gave a very high evaluation, thinking that it is "the only one in China and rare in the world." The clear-cut large collapsed rocks, small collapsed rock collapse surfaces, earthquake avalanches lined with rocks, the majestic earthquake Ansai Dam, and the beautiful earthquake Ansai Lake... form the unique Xiaonanhai earthquake site in the country, with unique characteristics. It has extremely high scientific investigation value and is a precious natural heritage of mankind. Because of this, in 2001, Xiaonanhai was approved as a "National Earthquake Site Protection Area" and listed as a "National Earthquake Prevention and Disaster Reduction Science Popularization and Education Base." There are many unsolved mysteries in Xiaonanhai so far, such as what the underwater manor looks like and where the more than 40 million cubic meters of land surface sediments came from. They have stimulated the interest of many people and become a potential research resource.

The scientific research value of Xiaonanhai is rare, and the beautiful scenery is even more charming. The 2.87-square-kilometer lake has rippling blue waves. The average depth of the lake is 30 meters, with the deepest point being 52.7 meters. Five streams, mainly Banjia River, continuously flow into the lake. The three major islands, including Chaoyangsi Island, Laoguoping Island and Niubei Island, have lush forests and peaceful environments. The lake area is surrounded by beautiful peaks and green vegetation, making Xiaonanhai like a "pearl" embedded in the mountains.

On Chaoyangsi Island in Xiaonanhai, on the eve of the Revolution of 1911, Wen Chaozhong organized and launched the "Iron-Blooded Heroes" armed uprising that shocked the Qing court. During the Second Civil Revolutionary War, the Red Army led by He Long also fought its first battle into Sichuan in Xiaonanhai, imprinting a deep revolutionary color on Xiaonanhai.

The Xiaonanhai Scenic Area covers an area of ??150 square kilometers. It is integrated with the Bamian Mountain on the lakeside and the nearby Qiao Ethnic Village, and has become the "ace" tourist attraction in Qianjiang.

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2. Chongqing Bayu Folk Culture Village

is located in Lianglu Town, Yubei District. Covering an area of ??5 hectares. The main attractions in the Bayu Folk Culture Village include a pavilion, four courtyards, a temple, and an archway, as well as attractions and facilities such as a rope bridge, a square, a lake, a farmhouse, a winding tea garden, and a folk custom street. The Bayu Folk Museum contains more than 1,000 pieces of Chinese folk handicrafts, costumes and other daily necessities. The "Four Courtyards" refer to four residential courtyards with different styles and structures, which respectively display the "birth ceremony", "wedding ceremony", "birthday ceremony", "funeral ceremony", " "Festival customs" etc. The Guanyin Ancient Temple displays the ancient Ba people’s prayer activities and religious concepts. In the village, you can also see a Jiexiao archway built in the 30th year of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1904).

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3. The Three Gorges Scenic Area of ??the Yangtze River (Chongqing Section)

The Three Gorges Scenic Area of ??the Yangtze River was named one of the first batch of national key scenic areas by the State Council in 1982.

The Three Gorges Scenic Area of ??the Yangtze River (Chongqing Section) includes Fengjie-Baidicheng, Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge, Shennu Creek, Daning River Small Three Gorges, Madu River Small Three Gorges, Dachang Ancient Town, Wuxi Temple Gorge, The planned area of ??the Natural Ecological Cultivation Area, Zhongxian Shibaozhai, Fengdu Famous Mountain, Fuling Baiheliang and other areas is 1,095.67 square kilometers.

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4. Zhazidong

Zhazidong was originally a small coal kiln for manual coal mining. It was named because there was more slag and less coal. In 1939, the military command seized it and established a detention center. Zhazi Cave is divided into two courtyards: an inner courtyard and an outer courtyard. The inner courtyard has 16 men's cells on one floor and one floor, and two bungalows for women. The outer courtyard houses the spy office and torture room.

In July 1946, after Xifeng Prison and Wanglongmen Detention Center were abolished, all detainees were evacuated and merged into Zhazidong Detention Center. In April 1947, Zhazidong Detention Center was closed for a time, and all detainees were transferred back to Bai Gongguan. In October, Zhazidong was restored as the Second Detention Center of Chongqing Xingyuan. The main detainees were those arrested during the "June 1st" mass arrests and "small civilians". The number of people arrested after the failure of the "Revolution Case", "Advancing to Report the Case" and the armed uprising in East Sichuan was more than 300 at most.