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Contains exhibitions concerning the history of urban planning in Chongqing, as well as current and future plans for the city. Features a vast model of the city of Chongqing, with each building modelled in 3D.
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朝天门广场
A large public square at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers. Here you can see the importance of the river trade to Chongqing with nice views across the river to the new Chongqing Grand Theatre. Many river cruise ships terminate nearby and the night lights are spectacular to see.
重庆两江夜游
A 1-hour trip on the Yangtse (Chang Jiang) and Jialing rivers gives you a night view of Chongqing's modern skyline.
重庆来福士广场
Completed in 2019, this suite of eight buildings also known as Laifushi is one of Chongqing's newest landmarks. Its most notable feature is the 300-meter long, 250-meter high skybridge named the Crystal, which connects four of the buildings together and which is recognized as the second highest skybridge in the world.
Each Saturday night (and on major holidays), Chongqing’s skies become a canvas for a spectacular drone show, with thousands of synchronized drones dancing above the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers. In June 2025, the show even set a Guinness World Record with 11,787 drones creating the largest aerial image ever seen. Pro tip: the best views are from a bar or restaurant at level 6 of the Riverside Park Mall or from Chaotianmen Square - arrive early to grab a good spot.
Arhat Temple; 罗汉寺
A Buddhist temple dating from the Song Dynasty, which used to be known as Zhiping Temple (治平寺). During the Qing Dynasty, the temple was extensively renovated and it was during this time that it was renamed Luohan Temple. Luohan (罗汉) is the Chinese word for the Sanskrit term 'arhat', which in the Chinese Buddhist tradition basically means a person who has reached a certain stage along the path of enlightenment. Not surprisingly, the temple is filled with statues of arhats, though these are fairly new, as all the original statues were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.
湖广会馆
Built in 1759 and expanded in 1846, the Huguang Guild Hall is a complex of buildings that were formerly used as meeting centers for merchants from other parts of China.