JOURNALS: Chongqing!
Chongqing - the futuristic city that everyone has been going to for photography!
Chongqing first captured my attention earlier this year when I saw videos of the city against its mountainous terrain. Chongqing is massive and winding - actually the size of Austria. There are a million posts on what to do in Chongqing as a tourism destination, so instead I’ll focus on some of the things that surprised me.
History: Chongqing is known for its futuristic vibe and photo spots, but what I never realised was how steeped it is in history for China. Chongqing used to be the wartime capital for China in WWII, given its central location in the country. At the Three Gorges Museum, there is an exhibit dedicated to this.
Language: I’ve had many friends go to Chongqing and Chengdu recently, no one told me that the Chinese spoken there is so different! The locals have to intentionally switch to pu tong hua to communicate with us. but no matter, we got by.
Daily life: Parts of Chongqing such as a wet market we stumbled across! - reminded me of what Singapore might have been more like in the past.
Other activities: There is plenty of nature - as we realised in Nanshan. There are plenty of viewpoints and also hiking trails there.
Other trips from Chongqing city
Visited Wulongqu! Which was a fantastic place to visit during the summer as it was cooler than Chongqing itself. The Karst landscapes were indeed impressive
If I were to go back, I would spend some time in Fuling, perhaps enroute when going from Wulongqu back to Chognqing. There are a few museums there that look to be potentially interesting, such as the Baiheliang Underwater Museum and the 816 Nuclear Military Plant.
Wulong Karst Region