Chongqing, China Travel Blogs

Transiting Chongqing
Feb 16, 2006

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Accountability after the quake
Jun 4, 2008

... or more may have been killed and pointed out that apartments nearby stayed upright while the school building fell. With China's "one-child" population controls, many parents lost their only offspring. On Wednesday, the area around the school was guarded ...

Travelling to the Yangtzi
Feb 20, 2006

... and onto our boat for the 3 Gorges. We organised the trip through our hostel 890 Yuan (62 quid each) for transfer to Chongqing, half day city tour and then two nights on board plus tours of Fengdu, Badai city and the lesser three gorges boat trip. Was ...

Chongqing
Oct 16, 2005 (7 photos)

... at least in the area we were staying. It was clean and all the neon reminded me of Shibuya in Tokyo. I instantly liked the place. Chongqing is known for its very hot hotpot so we thought we should give it a whirl. The place we went was crap. It wasn't ...

Yangtze 3 gorges river cruise
Sep 5, 2006 (20 photos)

... . What a shame, I'm sure it would have been fantastic, totally devoid tourist shops and alike, yeah right. Everywhere in China there is someone waiting around the corner waiting to sell you something, usually at a totally inflated price compared to what ...

More on the chllis to keep Chinese drivers awake
Mar 13, 2009 (1 photos)

... roads in the world - supply them with free chilli peppers to prevent them falling asleep at the wheel. In the southwestern Chongqing region, home to one of the most spicy diets in the world, police have begun serving drivers dried chilli peppers at ...

Hot Pot
Apr 18, 2006 (4 photos)

... at least I would be able to communicate with some others on board beyond "xie xie." Passing the day wandering around Chongqing I bumped into Jimmy (a bit like secret agents with their alternative English names), a born and bred local who was only too ...

Healing after the trauma of the quake
May 28, 2008

... and depression. They have nightmares, and difficulty falling asleep. These are natural responses to the disaster," Wang told China Daily by telephone. "Other people show symptoms of elusion, heightened vigilance, and painful flashbacks. One person had ...

Science behind recent quakes in China
May 26, 2008 (2 photos)

from China Journal The Science Behind the Continuing Quake Risks Chinese officials have said that the dams in Sichuan (both man-made and earthquake-created) are safe, though they acknowledge the risks of heavy rains and aftershocks in the coming ...

The Little Three Gorges
Sep 7, 2007 (13 photos)

The next day we stopped in Wushan and got on to a smaller boat to go to The Little Three Gorges. The water here is much more shallow so our "cruise liner" couldn't make the trip down the narrow gorges. The first stop for the smaller boat was clearly a ...

Yangtse Cruise Day 1: Ghost Cities
Feb 11, 2008 (28 photos)

So before I get into the first full day let me mention the night before.  John led us down to the docks and had us wait while he sorted out everything.  Then he pointed to a Chinese tour guide (waving the little yellow flag) and indicated that ...

Impact of quake on tourism
May 26, 2008

... province on May 12 would seriously hamper tourism in affected regions in the short term, industry insiders have said. China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) has ordered all travel agencies to cancel trips destined for, or passing through, quake- ...

Coping with life after the quake
Jun 4, 2008 (1 photos)

... The predecessor to the Counseling Center was the Women's Research Institute, founded in 1988. The center set up China's first women's hotline focusing on women's psychological health in 1992. Its new post-disaster hotline provides emotional support ...

Chongqing, but not for long
Jul 12, 2005 (1 photos)

... blame onto the town that we visited. So read on if you want but don't say that I didn't warn you. We'd heard that Chongqing wasn't really that exciting a place, so we hatched a plan to spend as little time there as possible. And we're glad that we did ...

Day 40: Cruising down the Yangtze River
Oct 4, 2005 (88 photos)

Our Next Stop: ChongQing, capitol city of ChongQing Province Finally got all of these pictures uploaded!! Entry to come soon, I promise.

Cruising down the Yangtze
Jun 1, 2005 (2 photos)

... . We can not help but compare everything here to India and after thousands of kms of travelling the Indian rail system China's 2nd class 'hard' sleepers was like travelling first class - blankets and pillows, hot water, regular cleaning... we were very ...

John's Cozy Nest
Feb 10, 2008 (3 photos)

... hop on a bus and go back to sleep.  This is exactly what I did for the 5 hour trip from Chengdu to Chongqing.  But before I could resume my interrupted sleep I had to experience the less-than-stellar driving skills of our mysterious and silent ...

Our Life as Chinese Tourists
Apr 20, 2006 (28 photos)

... us very excited for the boat. Well, after an 8 hour trip on a local bus, with many other Chinese tourists, we arrived in Chongqing where we took a city bus to our boat. The city bus is exactly what you'd expect - bench seats and Scott had to close the ...

Yangtze River Cruise "Tour"
Sep 5, 2007 (16 photos)

... an extra 250Y each for what, we never figured out. (same bus, same boat, same room, same tours...) The tour guide in Chongqing that was supposed to meet us at the bus was late so we stood around until someone noticed a couple whiteys and figured out we ...

Yangtze river cruise
Feb 23, 2008 (6 photos)

Another flight today.......arrived in Chongqing from Xi'an, would have liked to have spent a couple of days in this city, but only had time to visit the Panda's which was really special & we saw a 1 year old baby along with about 10 adults....now we ...

ChongQing John
Jul 15, 2005

... hour bus journey to Chonqing where we were later catching our cruise liner, more on that later! Here we had one of our best meals in China, a run down street cafe with a few seats inside and we had some of the tastiest food all for 75 pence each! We had a ...

Boats and too many buses
Oct 29, 2007

... supposed to stay for the night but we had the itinerary changed and didn't get to do it.  Which kinda sucked cause Chongqing looks a little like Akihabara.  Bright lights in every corner!  We are about to embark on another 4 hour ...

Chongqing --> Hong Kong
Jul 10, 2007

Day 11: Chongqing - Hong Kong July 10 - Tuesday  Your remarkable Yangtze cruise ends at the mountain city of Chongqing, China's largest city with the population of over 30 million. During WWII, Chongqing was China's wartime capital. U.S. General ...

Crime in China
Aug 19, 2007

... . Then there was that time in Chongqing. Not exactly heralded as a top tourist destination, the interior municipality of Chongqing, located on the rusty banks of the Yangtz River, uncannily resembles a lawless early-century port-of-call of ...

Jul 30, 2009 (52 photos)

Fiery Chongqing
Jul 20, 2008

... right on the Yangtze river, and at night there were some great views to be had as there are many skyscrapers. Chongqing is China's fastest growing city, it has something like 6 million inhabitants and rising.The city is encircled by the Yangtze river ( ...

3rd gig - NUTS CLUB!!!
Jul 11, 2009

... catch up on missed blogs! but, the net is a little off and on..sometimes the sites work, sometimes not! We got back to Chongqing from Chengdu at about 6 ish just in time for a sound check and getting ready for the gig. no time to stop and rest really... ...

Desperately Seeking the Internet
Sep 29, 2005 (1 photos)

Dazed and tired after a restless nights sleep we fell off the train and found 'Johnny'who was to take us to the ferry port for our planned 2 day trip down the Yangtze which we had booked in Chengdu. We were taken to a bizzare office above a hotel and ...

Yangtze cruise
Jun 30, 2006 (28 photos)

I took a relaxing cruise along the third longest river in the world. This place is about to change dramatically (flooded) in 2009...

Chongqing and the Chinese Yangtze boat
Oct 26, 2008 (10 photos)

... here, (what this means is that I have heard birds from time to time), but I am a bit of a sceptic where wildlife in China is concerned. The Chinese are rule breakers, and they love a rule breaker. As a matter of fact, rule breakers are applauded. On ...