1-Day Chongqing Cultural Tour

Take a bus to Chongqing Zoo, which was founded in 1953 and officially opened to the public in 1955. Chongqing Zoo has more than 20 pandas and is currently the zoo with the largest number of pandas in China. There are also four star pandas, Shuangshuang, Chongchong, Xixi, and Qingqing, with four Four Happiness Meatballs. The park also serves as an important base for wildlife conservation, a lively classroom for science popularization and education, a beautiful garden for citizens to visit and explore, and an important place for wildlife scientific research. 230 species of animals with over 4000 individuals are exhibited year-round,. There is also an artificial lake in the park, connected by small islands, curved bridges, and scenic pavilions, with a wide range of poultry and fish raised in the lake. There are children's playgrounds, ice rinks, outdoor stages, reading rooms, restaurants, tea gardens, etc. built in the park.
Afterwards, we visited the Bai Mansion, located on the mountainside of Geleshan Mountain in Shapingba District, Chongqing. It was built during the Anti Japanese War and was once the residence of Bai Wenyuan, the Chairman of Sichuan Province during the Nationalist Government period. Later, it became a detention center directly under the Nationalist Military Statistics Bureau, also known as the "Sino US Cooperation Center" concentration camp., The architectural style of Baigongguan is unique, with a combination of Chinese and Western architectural styles and a courtyard style layout. It features both traditional Chinese style architecture and modern Western style architecture, creating a unique landscape. There are many historical relics and cultural landscapes in the Bai Mansion, such as the headquarters office of the Kuomintang Military Statistics Bureau, prisons, torture rooms, detention centers, cinemas, etc., showcasing the dark side of the Kuomintang rule period. In addition, Baigongguan has extremely high historical value and is an important historical witness site during the Chinese Anti Japanese War and Liberation War. It is also one of the important red education bases in Chongqing.
Zhazi Cave is located at the foot of Geleshan Mountain. Zhazidong is surrounded by mountains on three sides and a ditch on one side. The terrain is very dangerous and very hidden. Zhazidong was originally named after its large amount of coal slag, with an area of 4200 square meters. In 1943, the military authorities occupied the Zhazidong coal mine and converted it into a prison. After the Bai Mansion was converted into the Third Guesthouse of the Sino US Cooperation Center in 1943, political prisoners held there had to be relocated. Shen Zui, the director of the General Affairs Department of the Military Statistics Bureau, personally selected Zhazidong as the new location for the detention of prisoners in the former Bai Gongguan Detention Center. In July 1946, Guizhou Xifeng Prison and Wanglongmen Detention Center were abolished and merged with Zhazidong Prison and Detention Center to form Zhazidong Prison and Detention Center. All detainees from the original Xifeng and Wanglongmen Prison and Detention Center were transferred to Zhazidong Prison and Detention Center.
Ciqikou was founded in the Song Dynasty and has a unique landscape of "one river, two streams, three mountains, and four streets", forming a natural harbor. It is an important water and land dock by the Jialing River. Ciqikou Ancient Town contains rich Ba Yu culture, religious culture, Sha Ci culture, Hongyan culture, and folk culture, each with its own characteristics. A thousand year old stone paved road at Ciqikou is a microcosm and symbol of the ancient city of Chongqing. Ciqikou Ancient Town has developed traditional performance projects such as oil pressing, silk drawing, sugar making, noodle making, Sichuan opera, as well as various traditional snacks and tea houses.