Chongqing - A city with a Population of 18 Million
作者:Lesley Cullingford
1. Hongyadong Stilted Houses - Houses built into the hillside on stilts, making use of limited space
2. Wulong Karst Geographic National Park Transformers IV was filmed here therefore now an even bigger tourist attraction
3. Chongqing Bridges - Twin River Bridges (Dongsuimen Bridge and Qianximen Bridge) that form a road and rail connection in this City
4. Sky Pedestrian Bridges - connect to Residentail buildings. Some are 40 metres high and take pedestrians from one side of the road directly to 13th floor of a residential building. Other bridges connect to buildings on the 10th floor. Cable stayed bridges do not cross rivers here but connect to high rised buildings at altitude, some are 68.5 metres high, 23 metres long and 4 metres wide
5. Dazu Rock Carvings/ Dates back to Tang Dynasty, 7th century 60,000+ stone statues
6. Yangtze River - the City runs alongside the river and so Cruises are taken to see the City from all angles
7. Cable Car - nicknamed SkyBus, travels from Yuzhong district to Nanan passing through Yangtze ~River - total distance 2110 metres