Hometown of the Dragon, two-day and two-night travel guide to Zigong, the Salt City!!!

Zigong, known as the Salt City, the hometown of dinosaurs, and the city of a thousand lights.

Recommended attractions:
Arrive at noon on the first day, eat local food.
Visit two museums and watch the lantern festival at night.

1 Zigong Salt Industry History Museum
It is a Xiqin Guild Hall built by salt merchants from Shaanxi and Zigong during the Qianlong period. The building, which combines the architectural styles of the Ming and Qing courts and folk houses, is very exquisite and well preserved. Although the museum is not large, it is worth savoring.

Ticket: 35 yuan Navigation: Zigong Salt Industry Museum

Time: 08:30-17:30

P Parking: inconvenient

2 Shenhai Well
The world's first well over a kilometer deep
It is also the first place in the world to develop and use natural gas
Ticket: 25 yuan
Navigation: Shenhai Well Museum
P Parking: There is a parking lot in the scenic area

3 Zigong Lantern Festival
World Lantern Festival sees China, China Lantern Festival sees Zigong.
You can check the details of the lantern festival in advance and plan your itinerary.
There are a lot of people during the Spring Festival.
Ticket: 118 yuan
Navigation: China Colored Lantern World
Time: 16:00-22:00
P Parking: 1.2 parking lot

On the second day, visit the museum and Xianshi Ancient Town, and take a night tour of Fuxi.

4 Dinosaur History Museum
As one of the three major dinosaur fossil museums in the world
The museum is divided into two floors, with large dinosaur fossils
Ticket: 40 yuan.
Time: 08:30-17:30
P Parking: Parking is convenient, go to the opposite side of the road and park under Fant

5 Xianshi Ancient Town
The ancient town is not big, it has completely preserved the ancestral hall, temple, and dock. There is a small building in the ancient town, you can go up to the top for a fee of 5 yuan per person, you can see the panoramic view.
Navigation: Xianshi Ancient Town
Cost: The scenic area is free, parking is 10 yuan

6 Night Tour of Fuxi River
The tour lasts about 50 minutes. There are a hundred-meter-long scroll, a large-scale naked-eye 3D water show, and a water curtain light show at the Dragon King Temple. The boat is a kind of sightseeing boat, the windows are not big, it is hard to see. The 98 yuan boat ticket feels a bit unworthy.
Navigation: Maojiaba Wharf
Ticket: 98 yuan

On the third day
Drive 50 minutes from Zigong to Rong County to see the Big Buddha, have lunch, eat muddy tofu, spicy chicken slices, and then return to Chongqing.

Rong County Big Buddha: The world's second largest Buddha
Like the Leshan Giant Buddha, they are both Tang Dynasty Buddhas. The Rong County Buddha is 36 meters taller than the Leshan Giant Buddha. It is very spectacular. The entire Buddha is embedded in a mountain. It looks like a Buddha niche from a distance.

Navigation: Rong County Big Buddha
Ticket: 10 yuan

Recommended food
Zigong's food is known for its spicy flavor. Among them, rabbit is one of the local signature dishes. There are various ways to eat it, which is spicy and tastes very good. There are also longevity noodles, dipping water vegetables, muddy tofu, spicy chicken slices, etc.

In short, Zigong is a city full of charm and characteristics.