Cyberpunk Mountain City: Chongqing by Day and Night

📍 **Must-Visit Spots**
1⃣️ **Hongya Cave**: A real-life "Spirited Away"! Golden-lit nights, panoramic shots from Qiansimen Bridge, and hotpot in cave restaurants with river breezes.
2⃣️ **Liziba Light Rail Through Building**: The internet’s most surreal commute! Capture the train "swallowing" the building from below, then snap cyberpunk-style shots at the air-raid shelter gas station.
3⃣️ **Yangtze River Cableway**: Aerial views of two rivers! Secure a front-row spot at dusk for cinematic shots of Yuzhong Peninsula lighting up.
4⃣️ **Eling 2nd Factory**: A reborn arts hub! Rooftop views of trains weaving through buildings, plus retro photo ops at the "From Your World Passed By" mural.
5⃣️ **CiqiKou Ancient Town**: Old Chongqing on cobblestones! Queue for Chen’s hemp candy, watch face-changing performances, and find hidden teahouses in stilted houses.

🗓️ **Itinerary Picks**
🔸 **Day 1: Surreal Adventure**: Jiefangbei→Kuixinglou (where "1st floor" is 22 floors up)→Liziba Light Rail→Eling 2nd Factory→Hongya Cave night views + cave hotpot.
🔸 **Day 2: Local Vibes**: CiqiKou→Traffic Teahouse for covered-bowl tea→Sichuan Fine Arts Institute graffiti street→Yangtze Cableway→Nanshan One Tree for city nightscapes.

🍜 **Flavor Bombs**
🔥 **Hotpot Legends**: Pei’s Old Hotpot’s 9-grid broth, Nan Hotpot’s shaved ice to cool the burn, and tripe/duck blood in air-raid shelters!
🔥 **Street Hits**: Bayi Road’s "Good Again" sour-spicy noodles, iron-press cakes with oil tea, and alleyway bowl noodles on step stools!
🔥 **Dark Delights**: Brain skewers with night beers, and numbing rabbit heads that’ll blow your mind!

Post by Mia Rivera Mia50 | May 30, 2025