Day 2 in chongQing 重庆

Chongqing People's Auditorium 重庆市人民大礼堂, formerly known as the Southwest Administrative Committee Auditorium, was built in April 1954 and is one of Chongqing's unique landmark buildings. The building is majestic and magnificent, and is a clever combination of traditional Chinese palace architectural style and the large-span structure of Western architecture.

Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum 重庆中国三峡博物馆 has a collection of more than 170,000 cultural relics. The most striking feature of the Three Gorges Museum is the large curved blue glass curtain wall and the simple and square sandstone exterior wall. The blue glass symbolizes water, and the sandstone exterior wall represents the mountain, reflecting the characteristics of Chongqing as a city of mountains and rivers. It is said that the sandstone for the exterior wall was specially purchased from Australia. The color of the sandstone will change subtly in different times such as sunny days, cloudy days, and after rain.

The ferry ride of Liangjiang Ferry  两江小渡 takes 10 minutes. The route starts from Hongyadong Wharf, passes Qiansimen Bridge, Chongqing Raffles, Chongqing Grand Theater and Chaotianmen Square, and finally arrives at Danzishi Wharf.

Danzishi Old Street 弹子石老街 covers an area of ​​120,000 square meters. The 80-meter-high Danzishi Old Street is built according to the landscape of "one street, two ports, four courtyards and ten scenes". "One street" refers to Danzishi Old Street, "two ports" refer to Xiajiang and Shangbu, "four courtyards" refer to Wang's Courtyard, Sun's Garden, Xia's Courtyard and Qingyang Mansion, and upward from the old street are the "ten scenes" of Customs Stone, Yingyue Pool, Qingyun Bridge, Huachao Gate, Yuyin Pavilion, Lichuanhao, Tushan Kiln, Love Wall, Yide Hall and Baisuifang.

Xiahaoli Old Street 下浩里老街 is located in Nan'an District, Chongqing, near Nanbin Road, on a slope close to the Dongshuimen Yangtze River Bridge. It mainly includes Xiahaozheng Street, Dongjiaqiao, Juelinsi Street, Grapevine and other streets. It used to be the only way to Longmenhao Wharf on the Yangtze River. During the period of the temporary capital, Longmenhao Wharf was the main traffic route connecting Yuzhong Peninsula and the south bank. In the 1960s and 1970s, many small businesses moved into Xiahaozheng Street. Before the 1980s, Xiahao Street was always a prosperous street on the south bank of the Yangtze River.

The origin of Chongqing Shibati 重庆十八梯 is related to an old well in the area. It is said that during the Ming Dynasty, there was an old well in the Shibati area. The spring water of this well was clear and sweet. There were exactly 18 stone steps from the residents' residence, so the path connecting the residence and the well was also called "Shibati". As time went by, this path gradually developed into an important passage and eventually became a landmark place name in Chongqing. The traditional style of Shibati is divided into the north-south style landscape belt and the east-west tourism expansion belt. The two belts create "Eighteen Scenes", including two natural landscapes of "Flower Street Birds" and "Huangge Hanging Moon", 7 art landscapes such as "Ancient Well Spring Breeze" and "Jiaochang Lansheng", 3 historical exhibitions such as "Yu Gong Brushstrokes" and the Great Bombing Site, and 6 characteristic operating landscapes such as "Xiangshui Tea Fragrance" and "Baiyu People".

I was hot and busy to hop around these sights in one day, combing light rails, ferry, and buses. I had Fish-flavored pork shreds + green vegetables + pounded chili peppers + fragrant rice + half a salted duck egg鱼香肉丝+青菜＋擂辣椒＋香大米饭＋半个咸鸭蛋 for dinner.