We passed through Chóngqìng for a few days last week on the way to a friend’s wedding in Fúlíng, and enjoyed the experience. When I get some time I will finish a Note I started writing while we were there, as Chóngqìng is quite a city and worth spending a bit of time dwelling on. I will also add a separate Note with photographs that I took of the Dàzú Rock Carvings, a UNESCO World Heritage Site hidden in the hills west of Chóngqìng, as it is a spot I am very glad we ended up making it out to (specifically Mount Baoding and the work by monk Zhao Zhifeng). First, however, I will include a few pictures that I took one unexpectedly beautiful evening (Chóngqìng style) from up on the Huáng Huá Yuán Bridge: looking first west along the Jīalíng River, and then east towards Cháotiānmén – the point where the Jīalíng River meets the Yángzǐ River (Cháng Jiāng). With all that I have heard about Chóngqìng (heat, humidity, migration, pollution etc) I can’t believe evenings like this come around too often, but whether they do or not I certainly felt lucky to be up on the bridge that night watching a pretty special sunset over a quite incredible city.
Tags: Chongqing, Dazu Rock Carvings, Huang Hua Yuan Bridge, Jialing River
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Great post, man – I’ve been meaning to go to Chongqing for a long time because I have friends there, but I haven’t gotten the chance yet. You’ve taken some great pictures – I can’t wait to check it out! The Dazu Carvings look awesome!
Cheers Austin,
It was a great night to be out there taking pictures. I certainly would vouch for finding some time to go and visit your mates in Chongqing, it is a city in China that may be we should all have a sense of. My first impression, was that it reminded me of Kolkata, but more on that when I finish off the other Note I started. And, yep, I really do recommend checking out those carvings by Zhao Zhifeng on Mount Baoding, Dazu- pretty inspiring, particularly when you consider the small grove where they are and the fact he spent 70 years working there- a beautiful spot to commit your life to, and an amazing collection of sculptures to have left us. A mini-wonder of the world I would say.
Take it easy Austin,
Richard.李志