Chongqing Shopping, China Travel Guide

Located at the juncture of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River in the southwestern China, Chongqing Municipality is the largest, land and water communications hub, industrial and commercial center of the entire upper Yangtze River region. It is the best point to start the world famous Yangtze Cruise. Renown as a "mountain city" because of its buildings on hillsides and mountains surrounding the city,streets are staggered one above the other on the hills that overlook the river, making the city a magnificent sight to behold. The splendid scenery of this famous mountain city attracts many tourists from home and abroad.

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Chongqing is a city surrounded by mountains; thus, there are many rare Chinese traditional herbal medicines including the rhizome of Chinese goldthread (huanglian), Gastrodia elata (tianma) and the bark of eucommia (duchong).

Chongqing is also famous for tea producing. With a long history of cultivation, Chongqing Tuo Tea, Cuiping Silver Needle Tea and Xinong Maojian Tea enjoy high prestige both at home and abroad.

Folk handicraft in Chongqing has long been highly appraised. Since the Southern Song Dynasty, Shu Embroidery (also known as Sichuan Embroidery) has been one of the four most famous embroidery types in China, along with Suzhou Embroidery, Hunan Embroidery and Cantonese Embroidery.

17 Days Yangtze Cruise with Old China Discovery Tour

Tour Code: PC06

Price from: USD 2962

Trip Overview:
This special tour covers the China of yesterday, today and tomorrow. We will take you to the most important historical and modern cities in China. You will visit the major tour sites, such as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses. You will enjoy the great Yangtze Cruise and then have chance to visit the picturesque city-Guilin and the "city of active"-Hong Kong.

1 Day Chongqing Highlights Tour--Erling Park,Chongqing Zoo,Great Hall of People & Ciqikou Tour

Tour Code: CPCQ01

Price from: USD 70

Trip Overview:
1 Day Chongqing Highlights Tour will lead you to visit Erling Park, Chongqing Zoo where you can see lovely Giant Panda, besides Great Hall of People and Ciqikou Ancient Town.

4 Days Single Yangtze River Cruise Downstream Package (Shanghai-Chongqing-Yichang-Shanghai) Tour

Tour Code: PY02

Price from: USD 0

Trip Overview:
This is a short tour to explore the Yangtze River, which covers most of the attractions along Yangtze River, such as Three Gorges Dam, Xiling Gorge, Shennong Stream, Qutang Gorge, "City of Ghosts" Fengdu.