Stilt Houses
A cliff of golden-lit stilt houses tumbling eleven storeys down to the river — Spirited Away made real the moment the lanterns switch on.
Hongyadong After Dark · Chongqing
Porcelain Port · Ciqikou Old Town
Chongqing4.42 hr 30 min16k saved
A surviving Ming-Qing river port of sloping lanes, teahouses and twist-fried mahua — the old Chongqing the towers grew around.
It sits in Chongqing, and rewards going slowly rather than ticking it off. Best weekday morning–early afternoon; early evening for lanterns.
Good to know
- Best time — Weekday morning–early afternoon; early evening for lanterns
- Arrive early for the light
- Allow more time than you think
- Keep a few yuan in cash, just in case
Photo: Willi Weasel · CC BY-SA 4.0
More in Chongqing
Monorail
A monorail that threads clean through the middle of a 19-storey apartment block — only in the mountain city. Watch from the platform across the street.
The Train Through the Building · Liziba · Chongqing
Cableway
A retro cable car swinging high over the brown Yangtze between the two banks — the old commuter line that became the city's best ride.
Crossing the Yangtze · River Cableway · Chongqing
Skyline
A 1940s victory monument now dwarfed by a circle of neon skyscrapers — the dizzying, multi-level downtown of the vertical city.
The Liberation Skyline · Jiefangbei · Chongqing