Chongqing Main Urban Area Surrounding Self-driving Attractions Recommendation

There are many fun tourist attractions around Chongqing, suitable for friends to go and check in on weekends! So let’s take a look at some of the best places for self-driving tours around Chongqing! For details, please see the following.

1、Old Yingshan—Geological Wonders•Exploration Paradise

Old Yingshan is located in the northern part of Qijiang, 1 kilometer away from the urban area. The average elevation is 9 meters, with a forest coverage rate of over 9%. It is a national geological park, a national 4A-level tourist attraction, and the only place in the world that preserves all types of dinosaur footprint fossils.

There are many scenic spots in the scenic area, such as Lianhua Baozhai, Lao Yingrulai, Hushan Danxia, Sanjiao Stone, Chuanfeng Cave, Lao Houyuan, etc., with supporting facilities such as 3D cinemas, interactive multimedia experience areas, and rare animals and plants such as the national key protected black leaf monkey, clouded leopard, and yew. Old Yingshan has beautiful scenery, with towering peaks, vast forests, towering ancient trees, gurgling springs, swirling mist, and the ancient saying “The mountain is 48 sides dangerous, the clouds are dark for 360 seasons”, and now it is known as Chongqing’s “Red Virgin Land”.

■Address: Hongyan Village, Sanjiao Town, Qijiang District

■Ticket: 5 yuan

■Traffic route: Chongqing Central Urban Area—Yuqian Expressway, Qiwan Expressway (Tongehui Exit)—Sanjiao Town—Old Yingshan

2、Ancient Sword Mountain—Ancient Sword Famous Mountain•Zen Arts and Health Preservation

Ancient Sword Mountain is located in the northwest of Qijiang, 1 minute drive from the Qijiang urban area. The Yuqian Expressway Ancient Sword Mountain exit leads directly to the scenic area. The elevation is 8-12 meters, with a forest coverage rate of over 85%, and an average annual temperature of 18.7℃. It has a high negative oxygen ion content and is verdant all year round. It is a national 4A-level tourist attraction, a municipal tourism resort area, and one of the new “Bahu Twelve Scenic Spots”.

Ancient Sword Mountain has stunning natural scenery, rich cultural landscapes, and touching legends. It has over 2 scenic spots, including the millennium-old Buddhist temple Jingyin Temple, the tent camping base, and the Three Jing Lake. It is an ideal tourist destination integrating summer resort, vacation, sports, leisure, Zen arts, and health preservation. Spring outings and climbing, summer summer resort camping, autumn cloud viewing and leaf viewing, winter blessing and welcoming the new year, Ancient Sword Mountain can accompany you through the four seasons of the year.

■Address: Qingshui Village, Gunan Street, Qijiang District

■Traffic route: Chongqing Central Urban Area—Yuqian Expressway (Ancient Sword Mountain Exit)—Ancient Sword Mountain

3、2023-12-12—Health Preservation Hengshan•Enjoy Longevity at Your Doorstep

Hengshan is located in the northeast of Qijiang, only 1 hour’s drive from Chongqing’s central urban area. The average elevation is over 1 meter, with the highest elevation of Tiantai Mountain at 1326 meters, an average annual temperature of 19℃, and a forest coverage rate of over 9% in the core scenic area. It is a thousand-meter mountain resort town, a municipal tourism resort area, and a veritable “Longevity Village, Natural Oxygen Bar, Air-conditioned Town”.

As the second home for citizens of the main city and the preferred destination for summer resort vacations, there are numerous entertainment and experience projects and Internet celebrity check-in points here. The tourism facilities are complete, with hotels and homestays of all levels available.

■Address: Hengshan Town, Qijiang District

■Traffic route: Chongqing Central Urban Area—Yuqian Expressway (Tongehui Exit)—Hengshan

4、Dongxi Ancient Town—Travel Through Time•Ancient Rhyme Dongxi

Dongxi Ancient Town is located in the southern part of Qijiang District, half an hour’s drive from the Qijiang urban area. It has been established for more than 13 years and has been a market for more than 22 years. It is known as the “Old Home of Chongqing under the Huangge Tree” and is a “China Historical and Cultural Town”, a “Chongqing Historical and Cultural Town”, and one of the “Top Ten Towns in Chongqing”.

The overall layout of Dongxi Ancient Town is “resting on the mountain, surrounding water, facing the screen, facing the sun”, with mountains and water as the foundation, taking advantage of the terrain, achieving the integration of the ancient town, people, and nature. During the Ming Dynasty Chenghua period, the Chuanqian Qingstone slab ancient road passed through the town, and National Highway 21 and the Yuqian Expressway run through the entire area.

■Address: Dongxi Market Town, Qijiang District

■Traffic route: Chongqing Central Urban Area—Yuqian Expressway (Dongxi Exit)—Dongxi Ancient Town

5、Gaomiao Dam—Ink and Wash Summer Palace•Health Preservation Gaomiao

Gaomiao Dam is located in Guofu Town, southern Qijiang, 1 hour’s drive from the Qijiang urban area. The average elevation is 11 meters, with an average annual temperature of 15℃, and a forest coverage rate of 8%. It is a national 3A-level scenic area, a municipal tourism resort area, with 10,000 acres of lush natural forests and 28 ponds and reservoirs scattered around. It is known as “Chongqing’s Cool Capital” and “Chongqing’s Summer Resort and Fishing Village”.

Climbing Lion Mountain and Guniubei, exploring the Liao people’s relics and the Salt and Horse Ancient Road, crossing the Gaoqing Grand Canyon, strolling through the starry sky camping park, checking in at the paper rock, bubble house, eating and living in the countryside, and playing in the countryside, it is an ideal place for citizens of Chongqing and surrounding areas to escape the heat, recuperate, and enjoy leisure tourism.

■Address: Gaomiao Village, Guofu Town, Qijiang District

■Traffic route: Chongqing Central Urban Area—Yuqian Expressway (Leishendian Exit)—National Highway 21—Zhuanni Road—Gaomiao