Things To Do in Chongqing
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Chongqing Attractions
- Zoo/Aquarium
Chongqing Zoo
If you're going to Chengdu and have time to visit the panda breeding center, then don't bother with the Chongqing Zoo. But if this is your only chance to see pandas, consider spending part of a morning at the giant panda and red panda enclosures. To get to the red pandas, go to the… - Neighborhood
Ciqikou
This small neighborhood with cobblestone streets in the Shaping District is popular with travelers who have a few days in Chongqing; however, it has somewhat turned into a theme park. The two main streets -- lined with modest eastern Sichuan-style buildings -- form a T from the…
Chongqing Shopping
Carrefour Supermarket (Jialefu Chaoshi) is inside the Xin Chongqing Building. It's open from 9am to 10:30pm; take bus no. 111 or 166 to the Xiao Shizi stop. The supermarket is crammed with customers because you can get anything here -- and cheaply. KFC is inside the same building. A Watson drugstore is on the first floor of Metropolitan Plaza (Daduhui Guangchang), next to the Harbour Plaza on Wuyi Lu, 1 block southeast of Jiefang Bei. This seven-floor indoor mall has restaurants, upscale and international clothing stores, and even an ice-skating rink on the sixth floor.
Chongqing Nightlife
Nightlife in Chongqing starts after 9pm. The most popular clubs and bars are clustered around Jiaochangkou and Bayi Lu Kou. Babyface (tel. 023/6311-1198) and N0.88 Bar (tel. 023/6372-1088), both on Bayi Lu, are two of the hottest spots for the young. The former plays hip-hop and has a rapper playing live after 10:30pm; the latter has pulsating live pop music by Chinese singers every night.
