One, Tongliang Chinese Dragon Lantern Art Festival
The Dragon Lantern Art Festival is held in the People's Park, Anzhu Ancient City, and Longcheng Tianjie shopping district. Among them, Tongliang People's Park has more than 60 light sets, which is the most magnificent chapter of the Dragon Lantern Festival. In addition, there are large light sets in the park square, and the giant creeping dragon on the artificial lake is even more domineering.
Address: People's Park, Anzhu Ancient City, Longcheng Tianjie Shopping District, etc.
Time: January 22 - March 8
Driving route: the main city - Shuangbei Tunnel - Chengdu-Chongqing Bypass Expressway - Tongliang Interchange - Tongliang District
Two, Tongnan Shuangjiang Lunar New Year's Day
Shuangjiang Ancient Town, once one of China's top ten historical and cultural towns, has a star-studded collection of courtyards and gardens with characteristics of the Qing Dynasty.
The New Year Cultural and Tourism Festival is held here every year, and this year it lasted for nearly a month. In addition to nice singing and dancing performances, you can also experience the intangible culture of the ancient town and enjoy traditional Chinese wedding shows and other programs with unique characteristics.
Address: Tongnan Shuangjiang
Time: Jan. 22-Feb. 19
Driving route: main city - Suiyu Expressway - Tongnan Road - Chongkan Town - Shuangjiang Ancient Town.
Three, Nanchuan Tianxing town praying for blessings Lantern Festival
Tianxing town now has long been shrouded in a bustling atmosphere, with lights and colors everywhere, singing and dancing. Red lanterns and colorful lights are intermingled and shine. In addition, Tianxing Town can also buy New Year's goods, watch traditional opera and face-changing, exuding a strong New Year's flavor everywhere. Of course, the hot springs here are not to be missed.
Address: the foot of the west slope of Jinfo Mountain in Nanchuan
Time: December 28, 2008-February 28, 2008
Driving route: main city-Yuxiang Expressway-Nanwan Expressway-Jinfo Mountain West (off the road)-Jinfo Mountain West Gate
Fourth, the ancient town of Zhongshan, Jiangjin, a thousand-meter-long banquet
One pair of chopsticks and one bowl, a free taste of the 100 feast, watch the kung fu show, walk through the "Qingming Riverside Drawing" style of life in Zhongshan, try a Song Dynasty style of running wild.
The Feast of a Thousand Meters is a traditional event for the residents of the ancient town of Zhongshan to celebrate the New Year. On the opening day of the Long Street Banquet, families move their tables to the green stone street outside their doors and set out bowls of specially made farm dishes.
This year's "Thousand-Meter Banquet" was very different. There are not only prayers and rituals, folk greetings, "hit the pot" stunt performance, and a pair of chopsticks to eat through the streets. At the same time, the cultural catering featuring songs, dances and commentaries has been added to show the cultural connotation of the selenium-rich love feast.
Address: Zhongshan Town, Jiangjin
Date: January 26, 2008
Driving route: main city - Inner Ring Highway - Chongqing Bypass Highway - Jiangxi Highway - Zhongshan Ancient Town
Fifth, Beibei Pig and Sheep Dinning Folklore and Culture Festival
Beibei's second Zhu Yang Ding Folklore and Culture Festival will be held on Saturday of this month in the ancient town of Yiyan. Sacrificial pigs are dressed in red, and the sacrificial team is leading them down the street to pray for good weather in the coming year. This is the most traditional "Chongqing New Year's Taste". Guests from neighboring villages can enjoy authentic pork soup. For those who like to savor pork soup, don't miss it.
Address: Yiyan Town, Beibei District
Date: January 26, 2008
Driving route: downtown - Jinshan Avenue - Yinkun Expressway - Beijin Road - the ancient town of Biayan
Besides that, during the Spring Festival, various Spring Festival temple fairs will be held at the mouth of the Magnetic Weapons, the Huayan Temple, and the Republic of China Street. Let's wait and see.
:Things you must do in Chongqing
1. Wake up early and eat small noodles
It's not too much to say that Chongqing noodles are as important as hot pots in the minds of Chongqing people! In Chongqing, eating a bowl of noodles in hot soup on the street in the morning is really a treat. You don't need beef, just a few slices of vegetables and a few spoonfuls of chili oil. It's called comfort.
2. Take a ride on the light rail that goes through the building.
The light rail rushes down the hill, emerges from the ground and goes through the middle of the building
Only in Chongqing will you feel the elevator, which is actually a form of transportation! With an inclination of 30, it has the characteristics of a mountain city. This escalator is 112 meters long, connecting Crown Tower at one end and Caiyuanba Railway Station at the other. It is one of the characteristic transportation in Chongqing.
5. Visit Hong Yadong at night
Remember, you must go there at night! Hong Yadong is a great place to visit the old streets of the mountain city, enjoy the scenery of the two rivers and taste Chongqing cuisine. At night, it's brightly lit and bustling with activity. Order a cup of coffee, watch the twilight along the river, and weave in and out as if you were in an animated movie.
6. Wandering in the mouth of the magnetic ware
Chongqing literary youth must go; find an afternoon to taste the thousand years of vicissitudes of the old Magnetic Weakness Kou ancient town. Step on the green stone road, taste the local specialties, find a small family teahouse to set up a good Longmen Zhen, feel the customs of the old Chongqing. Even the soil is full of humanity.
7. Walk in Jiefangbei.
Jiefangbei is Chongqing's busiest business district, with department stores, high-class hotels and fine restaurants. In the pedestrian street, there are everything from western food to soup dumplings, where you can really feel the charm of Chongqing metropolis.
8. Pacing on the mountain paths
With the large-scale renovation of the old city, many mountain paths slowly disappeared or became deserted; occasionally strolling in them, feeling the wonderful sense of time and space alternation, looking at the fallen leaves lying lightly on the roadside, overflowing moss on the stone steps, each path has his story.