We disembarked from the cruise ship this morning in Chongqing at confluence of the Yangtze and Jailing rivers.
We were then bused to Ciqikou (the old district of Chongqing) with buildings dating back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Some scenes on the way to Ciqikou.
According to historical records, Ciqikou was first built during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Song (r. 998—1004). It gained prominence during the Ming Dynasty as a commercial port and market town, shipping goods both by land and water. Reaching its climax during the end of the Qing Dynasty, the town has been described poetically: in Ciqikou, as "one thousand people greet each other during day ... ten thousand lamps flicker at night".
Travelers to Chongqing and locals alike throng to Ciqikou's steep and narrow pedestrian streets. Shops sell porcelain, other handicrafts, and gifts, while restaurants and tea shops give visitors a look at what many areas of Chongqing were like before the metropolis became the vast urban agglomeration it is today. A 1,500-year-old Buddhist temple straddles the mountain in the middle of the old town.
Ciqikou is the source of Baci Culture. Many famous people lived here during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including Guo Moruo, Xu Beihong, Feng Zikai, Fu Baoshi, Ba Jin, Bing Xin, etc. Ding Zhaozhong, a well-known Chinese-born American scientist studied here for many years during his childhood.
The sights of Ciqikou.
Alan and Di getting a fish massage
Our lunch Restaurant
I don't know whether this has any significance, but looked interesting.
Place where I brought Nic and Anto a metal fishing cat.
Some different scenes.
Back on the road again, heading for Chengdu.
Both trucks and motorbikes with trailers as their back portion.
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