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Originally founded in 1938 as a branch of China’s National Library, the library was renamed the Roosevelt Library in 1946 in honor of US president Franklin D Roosevelt. In the 2020s, the library underwent major restoration work. It reopened to the public in 2026 as a branch of the Chongqing Library. The rooms have been restored to their original mid-20th century appearance and there is an exhibition on the history of the library.
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.
重庆人民大会堂
Chongqing's Great Hall of the People (and the People's Square in front of the Hall) is an architectural symbol of Chongqing City. This is where the Chongqing Municipal People's Congress, the legislature of Chongqing Municipality, meets. Its construction began in 1951, but its design is traditional and mirrors those of China's ancient classical dynasties. It somewhat resembles an enlarged version of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. The People's Square was only completed in 1997 and is decorated with trees and flowers. The ground of the square is paved with smooth marble tiles; there is magic music fountain; at the southern end of the square stands a stage for performances in the open air. You may see thousands of people dancing on the square in the numerous beautiful lights in the evening. The building is to be seen from the outside, no need to pay the admission fee. If you do go inside, you can read about the history of the building (in Chinese only) and view some old photographs
洪崖洞
Near Jiefangbei, a recreation of the old Chongqing, clinging to the side of the mountain with many small shops. A tourist place but you can find recreations of old local crafts here and genuine local food.
重庆解放碑步行街, Jiefangbei Shangye Buxingjie
The center of downtown Chongqing. Jiefangbei, or the People’s Liberation Monument, formerly known as the Monument of Victory in the War of Resistance (World War II), is a 27.5-meter-high structure. Around the monument is a broad, paved pedestrian square lined by numerous glassy office skyscrapers and highrise hotels, reminiscent of New York's Times Square or Tokyo's Shibuya district. Jiefangbei Shopping Square, completed in 1997, has a 400-by-350-meter footprint. Around the square are more than 3,000 stores of various kinds, including more than two dozen large malls and shopping centers, dozens of star-graded hotels, and offices such as banks, stock markets, trade and finance companies, postal and telecommunication services, and places of entertainment.
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.
十八梯
A historic neighborhood on the south side of the Yuzhong Peninsula. This former slum area underwent a major renovation project from 2017 to 2021 and is now fully gentrified and commercialized. The Shibati Memories Museum (十八梯记忆馆) near the northern entrance explains the history of the area.