Recommended Winter Travel Routes in Chongqing

Traveling to Chongqing in winter, experience ice and snow hot spring tours, health and wellness vacation tours, rural New Year flavor tours, leisure ancient town tours, adventure experience tours, etc., and feel the charm of Chongqing in winter. Here are some recommended winter travel routes in Chongqing, so you don’t have to hesitate with your friends when planning a trip!

1、Yuzhong District

Route 1: Visit the “Three Red Rocks”: The Red Rock Spirit Illuminates the Ages

Former Site of Xinhua Daily News Office → No. 50 Zengjiayan Zhou Gong Residence → Guiyuan → History Exhibition Hall of Chinese Democratic Parties → Former Site of Xinhua Daily General Office → Red Rock Revolutionary Memorial Hall

Route 2: Experience the Fantastic Mountain City: The Most Stunning Symphony of the Three-Dimensional Mountain City

Line 2 of the Chongqing Rail Transit at Liziba Station → The Three-Layer Road Old Street District → Erchang Cultural and Creative Park → Longhu Times Tianjie → Daijia Lane → Hongyadong → WFC Huixianlou Viewing Platform → Jiefangbei → Shancheng Lane → Shibati Traditional Architectural District → Baixiang Street → Changjiang Cableway → Huguang Guild Hall → Dongs huimen Old Street → Chongqing Raffles City → Chaotianmen Square → Two Rivers Tour

Route 3: Stroll Through Historical Lanes: The Past and Present of Hundred-Year-Old Lanes

Dongs huimen Old Street → Baixiang Street → Shibati Traditional Architectural District → Shancheng Lane → Consular Lane → Jintang Street → Gulou Lane → Chongqing Houjie Film and Television City → Zhangjia Garden → Huafu Lane → Zaozi Lanya Characteristic Cultural Street District → Ma’anshan

Route 4: Appreciating Urban Memory

Museum Wonderful Journey: Chaodong Road → Changbin Road → Baixiang Street → Jiefangbei → Qixinggang → Guanyin Rock → Jiankang Road → Lianglukou → Renmin Road → Zengjiayan → Shangqing Temple → Liziba → Hongyan Village

2、Nanchuan District

Route 1: One-Day Tour to Experience the Ice and Snow of Mount Jinfo

Nanchuan Dongjie (a snapshot of the old days of Nanchuan city) → West Gate of Mount Jinfo Scenic Area → Take the cable car up the mountain (see the beautiful rime along the way) → Check in at the Golden Turtle Facing the Sun (see the surging sea of clouds in the southern snowfields) → Enjoy the fun at the Qianniuping Ski Resort (the thrill and excitement of snow sports) → Visit the Jinfo Temple → Check in at the North Slope Ski Resort of Mount Jinfo (the charm of a snow playground) → Walk through the Gufo Cave (feel the magnificence of the “cosmic sky” inside) → The Mount Jinfo Buddhist Altar (feel the charm of the World Natural Heritage and winter snow)

Route 2: Two-Day Tour to Experience the Ice and Snow and Hot Springs of Mount Jinfo

D1: Nanchuan Dongjie (a snapshot of the old days of Nanchuan city) → North Gate of Mount Jinfo Scenic Area (Mount Jinfo Buddhist Altar (Big Sleeping Buddha) → Gufo Cave → Enjoy medicated lamb hot pot → Stay at the mountaintop hotel)

D2: Mount Jinfo Ziyan Pavilion (enjoy the beautiful rime, sunrise, and sea of clouds in the southern snowfields) → Mount Jinfo Snow Playgrounds and Ski Resorts (experience the Yaochibada Snow Playground, the North Slope Ski Resort, and the Qianniuping Ski Resort, 80,000 square meters of fun snow activities) → Jinfo Temple → Golden Turtle Facing the Sun → Tianxing Hot Spring Town (soak in the hot springs, enjoy a relaxing and comfortable time, stroll around the town, and taste authentic Nanchuan delicacies like square bamboo shoots, ox head feast, and copper pot mutton stew)

Route 3: Three-Day Tour to Nanchuan’s “Scenic City Countryside”

D1: Nanchuan Dongjie (a snapshot of the old days of Nanchuan city) → North Gate of Mount Jinfo Scenic Area (Mount Jinfo Buddhist Altar (Big Sleeping Buddha) → Gufo Cave → Enjoy medicated lamb hot pot → Stay at the mountaintop hotel)

D2: Mount Jinfo Ziyan Pavilion (enjoy the beautiful rime, sunrise, and sea of clouds in the southern snowfields) → Mount Jinfo Snow Playgrounds and Ski Resorts (experience the Yaochibada Snow Playground, the North Slope Ski Resort, and the Qianniuping Ski Resort, 80,000 square meters of fun snow activities) → Jinfo Temple → Golden Turtle Facing the Sun → Tianxing Hot Spring Town (soak in the hot springs, enjoy a relaxing and comfortable time, stroll around the town, and taste authentic Nanchuan delicacies like square bamboo shoots, ox head feast, and copper pot mutton stew) → Stay at the Tianxing Two Rivers Holiday Hotel

D3: Shenlong Gorge → Daguanyuandian → Watch the Sichuan Army’s Bloody Battle to the End Scenic Performance → Li Xiang Lake Wetland Park (play kayaking and lure fishing)

4、Shapingba District

Route 1:

Ciqikou Ancient Town → Ciqikou Back Street → Chongqing · 1949 Grand Theater → Gele Mountain Martyrs Cemetery → Sichuan Foreign Studies University Small Railway → Jinsha Tianjie → Sanyaxia Square → Ronghui Hot Spring City

Route 2:

Qicai Xiangyun Happy Farm → Hetang Yuese Ecological Park → Haishi Park → Taisiya Forest Park → Sunac Cultural Tourism City → Anti-Japanese War Celebrity Residence Group → Bahu Ancient Architecture Museum → International Logistics Park “Yuxin’ou” Zero Kilometer Starting Point Monument → Phoenix Flower Sea → Firefly Valley Farm → Yuanshan Youyao

Route 3:

Hongyan Soul Square → Hongyan Soul Exhibition Hall → “11·27” Martyrs Cemetery → Martyrs Memorial Sculpture Group → Baigongguan → Zazhidong → Songlinpo Site Group → Mei Garden Residence → Santian Ti → Gele Mountain National Forest Park

5、Banan District

Route 1: Original Hot Spring Journey

City → Dong Hot Springs (visit China’s most beautiful mountain and water hot spring town, soak in the best mineral water hot springs, enjoy the scenic view of the Koushui Reservoir ecological fish) → Fengsheng Ancient Town (see the characteristic watchtowers, experience local customs and folkways) → Mudong Ancient Town (visit Mudong River Street, listen to Mudong mountain songs, stay in a riverside guesthouse) → City

Route 2: Mountain and Water Health and Wellness Journey

City → Yunzhuanshan (visit farmhouse courtyards, enjoy a rural lifestyle) → Hanhai Ocean Park (explore the underwater world) → Nan Hot Springs (climb Jianwen Peak, experience red culture, soak in the famous historical hot springs) → Babin Road Xiliutu Town (visit the riverside town, taste local specialties) → City

Route 3: Private Guesthouse Enjoyment Journey

City → Tianpingshan Yunlin Tianxiang (visit the lakeside flower sea, enjoy tea at the Yi Cha guesthouse) → Tianxin Temple (see the thousand-year-old ancient trees, stay at the courtyard guesthouse Biehua Shanfang) → Nanpeng Street (enjoy a day of tranquility at the high-end guesthouses Shishanfang or Zhi · Shanguli) → City

Route 4: Enjoy Rural Journey

City → Yinglongxia Film and Television Base (check in at the nearest mountain and valley scenic spot to the main city of Chongqing, the 5D glass corridor is breathtaking, experience ten scenic spots in the gorge and encounter swordsmen) → Red Sandalwood Mountain Villa (see the fun of “red beans” born in the south, admire the coexistence and prosperity of dendrobium and red sandalwood, enjoy the special tonic herbal chicken soup) → Colorful Forest (check in at the 3D field art, cleanse your lungs in the national forest health and wellness base, see the “Peacock Flies Southeast” scenery) → Dong Hot Springs Wudouqiu or Wild Park guesthouse (experience a customized journey with rural wildness) → City

6、Wanzhou District

Route 1: Rural Waterfall One-Day Tour

Wanzhou City → He Qifang’s Former Residence → Wanzhou Grand Waterfall → Tongxin Vegetable Grand View Garden → Shiqiao Water Village Wetland Park

Route 2: Pinghu Lake Charm One-Day Tour

Wanzhou City → Three Gorges Immigration Memorial Hall → Xishan Bell Tower → Jiang Zhuyun’s Life and Deeds, Xiangdong Revolutionary History Exhibition Hall → Night Cruise on Pinghu Lake

Route 3: Cloud Henghe Two-Day Tour

Wanzhou City → Longfeng Creek Valley → Qifeng Lake → Tu Jia Tianjing → Three Gorges Ancient Sweetgum Garden → Lumingya (Flying Stone) → Shitongzhai

Route 4: Riverside Corridor, Daxizhou Research Trip One-Day Tour

Wanzhou City → Water Bus → Daxizhou Town (Ten-Li Riverside Corridor, Riverside Pavilions, Primary and Secondary School Practice Base)

7、Wushan County

Route 1: Small Three Gorges Loop Land Route (1-day Tour)

Boat in, car out: Wushan Tourist Center → Longmen Gorge → Bawu Gorge → Small Three Gorges → Dachang Ancient Town (Dachang Lake) → Take a car to Anjing Village → Yutouwan → Return to the county town.

Route 2: Small Three Gorges Loop Water Route (1-day Tour)

Boat in, car out: Wushan Tourist Center → Longmen Gorge → Bawu Gorge → Small Three Gorges → Dachang Ancient Town (Dachang Lake) → Return to the county town.

Car in, boat out: Wushan Tourist Center → Yutouwan → Take a car to Anjing Village → Dacheng Ancient Town (Dachang Lake) → Small Three Gorges → Dicui Gorge → Bawu Gorge → Longmen Gorge → Wushan Tourist Center

Route 3: Wuxia · Shennv Scenic Area South Loop (1-day self-driving tour)

County town → Wuxia · Shennv Scenic Area (Liuping) Tourist Center → Tour Bus → Shennv Heavenly Road → Huangyan Cableway Round Trip → Jingtan Peak (Huangyan) Tourist Center → County town

Route 4: Wuxia · Shennv Scenic Area South Loop (1-day tour)

Wushan Tourist Center → Take a boat to the Shennv Creek Wharf → Change to a painting boat and tour Shennv Creek → Tour bus to Jiulong Cableway → Huangyan Cableway → Tour bus Shennv Heavenly Road → Wuxia · Shennv Scenic Area (Liuping) Tourist Center → County town

Route 5: Wuxia · Shennv Scenic Area Shennv Peak Water Route (1-day tour)

Wushan Tourist Center → Take a boat to Shennv Peak Upper Wharf → Shennv Peak → Shennv Peak Lower Wharf → County town

Route 6: Wuxia · Wenfeng Scenic Area 1-day Tour (self-driving)

Best place to hike and observe Wushan maple leaves up close

County town → Wenfeng Tourist Center → Tour bus → Sanqing Palace → Town Water Tower → Maple Leaf Viewing Trail → Wenfeng View → Return the same way

Route 7: Wushan Wulipo · World Natural Heritage Site Scientific Expedition Tour (self-driving)

Wushan County town → Dachang Ancient Town → Pinghe → Dangyang → Renziping → Qizhi Mountain → Return the same way

Route 8: Xiazhuang Heavenly Road · Spiritual Journey

Wushan County town → Wushan Interchange → Muleping Interchange exit → Zhuxian Township → Xiazhuang Village → Return to the county town the same way

9、Fengdu County

Route 1: Ice and Snow Romance Tour

①: Nan Tianhu Ice and Snow Amusement Park → Nan Tianhu Ski Resort → Snow Jade Mountain Snow Viewing

②: Wulong Xiannv Mountain → Nan Tianhu Ice and Snow Amusement Park → Nan Tianhu Ski Resort

Route 2: Cultural Sightseeing Tour

Fuling Baishiling → Ghost City Famous Mountain Scenic Area → Shuanggui Mountain National Forest Park → Xiao Guan Mountain Folk Culture Park

Route 3: Health and Wellness Vacation Tour

Nan Tianhu National Tourism Resort → Snow Jade Mountain Health and Wellness Resort → Shizhu Huangshui

Route 4: Happy Passionate Tour

Jiuzhongtian Scenic Area → Snow Jade Cave Scenic Area