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
Noodles#Food
Little Noodles, Big Fire · Chongqing Xiaomian
Chongqing4.630 min13k saved
The city's breakfast religion — a bowl of springy noodles built on a dozen seasonings, chili oil pooling at the rim. Slurp standing at a stall.
Find it in Chongqing — worth the detour, not the queue-and-leave kind of place. Best breakfast / morning.
Good to know
- Best time — Breakfast / morning
- Go a little before peak hours
- Allow more time than you think
- Keep a few yuan in cash, just in case
Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0
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