Top Ten Tourist Attractions in Chongqing

The top ten tourist attractions in Chongqing are Laitan Ancient Town, Wuling Mountain Rift Valley, Changshou Lake, Chongqing Zoo, Jindaoxia, Big Buddha Temple, Chaotianmen, Youyang Taohuayuan Scenic Area, Chongqing Wulong Karst Tourist Area and Black Valley Scenic Area.

1, Laitan Ancient Town:

Laitan Ancient Town, located at No.37, Shuncheng Street, Hechuan District, Chongqing, was built in the Song Dynasty with cliffs on three sides. It is in danger, one person guards it, and ten thousand people can't force it, and there are famous attractions, such as urns and stone carvings. Among them, the urn built in the first year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty is very distinctive, and it is the only well-preserved ancient defense facility in eastern Sichuan.

2. Wuling Mountain Rift:

Wuling Mountain Rift Valley is located in Wuling Township, about 40 kilometers southeast of Fuling District, Chongqing, at the northwest end of Wuling Mountain System and on the east bank of the lower reaches of Wujiang River. Cliff fissure landscape created for violent crustal movement. The mountain range to which the Rift Valley belongs is the ancient Wuling Mountain, a branch of Miao Ling, with an altitude of 600 to1980m.

3. Changshou Lake:

Changshou Lake, located in the northeast of Changshou District of Chongqing, spans Changshou District of Chongqing and Dianjiang County. The main body of water is located in Changshou District, and a small part is located in Dianjiang County. It borders Ji Yun Town in Changshou District in the east, Changshouhu Town and Fengzhen in Changshou District in the south, Changshouhu Town, Shuanglong Town, Longhe Town, Shiyan Town and Yuntai Town in Changshou District in the west, and Longhe Town in Changshou District and Baijia Town in Dianjiang County in the north.

4. Chongqing Zoo:

Chongqing Zoo, formerly known as Xiyuan, is located in a village in the western suburbs of Jiulongpo District, Chongqing 1. It was first opened in 1955 and 65438+ 10. It covers an area of 43.5 hectares and receives nearly 3.6 million Chinese and foreign tourists every year. It is a large-scale city zoo integrating popular science propaganda, animal protection, scientific research, leisure and entertainment, and it is also the zoo with the largest number of giant pandas.

5. Golden Knife Gorge:

Jindaoxia is located in Jindaoxia Town, Beibei District, Chongqing, at the southwest foot of Huaying Mountain, with an altitude of 880 meters. It is 90 kilometers away from the center of Chongqing and 62 kilometers away from Beibei City. Jindaoxia is a national 4A-level tourist scenic spot, with the main scenic spots including Tibetan Daodong, Zhongxia Natural Bath, Shitouxia and Maitreya Buddha.

6. Big Buddha Temple:

Tongnan Buddhist Temple, located at the foot of Dingming Mountain, one kilometer west of Tongnan District, Chongqing, was founded in the reign of Tang Xiantong, formerly known as Dingming Academy, also known as nanzenji. Later, due to the Song Dynasty, a giant Buddha was carved in the temple on the mountain and renamed as the Big Buddha Temple.

7. Chaotianmen:

Chongqing Chaotianmen is located at the intersection of Jialing River and Yangtze River in Yuzhong Peninsula, Yuzhong District, Chongqing. Chaotianmen Gate is one of the seven ancient city gates in Chongqing/KLOC-0. After the Southern Song Dynasty and the Song Dynasty were partial to Lin 'an, imperial envoys came from the Yangtze River through the city gate, hence the name Chaotianmen.

8. Youyang Taohuayuan Scenic Area:

Youyang Taohuayuan Scenic Area, with a total area of 50 square kilometers, consists of eight parts, including Ancient Taoyuan, Taikoo Cave, Youzhou Ancient City, Taohuayuan Forest Park, Taohuayuan Square, Taohuayuan Style Town, Youershan Xanadu Cultural Theme Park and Taoyuan Grand Stage.

9. Chongqing Wulong Karst Tourist Area:

Wulong Karst Tourist Area is located in Wulong District, Chongqing, with rare karst natural landscapes, including caves, sinkholes, ground fissures, canyons, peaks, alpine grasslands and so on, with various forms. There are all kinds of holidays, leisure, entertainment and sports, as well as the unique folk customs of Tujia, Miao and Gelao.

10, Black Valley Scenic Area:

The Black Valley Scenic Area consists of Black Valley and Wansheng Stone Forest, with unique landscapes such as mountains, peak forests, secluded gorges, cliffs, forests, bamboo seas, waterfalls, clear water, caves and rare animals and plants. There are 5 canyons, 7 districts, 12 peaks, 36 bridges, 99 waterfalls and 108 pools in the scenic spot.