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A renovation project partnered with Harvard University transformed this Republic-era banknote printing factory into an artsy space that has gained nationwide popularity. Located at a hilltop in Yuzhong District, TestBed 2 is not just another spot for enjoying the mountainous cityscape, but also a great stop for the best restaurants, bars, cafes and designer shops in the city. From here, a short hike up to Eling Park will take you to the highest viewpoint on the Yuzhong peninsula.
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李子坝轻轨站
This is where Chongqing’s metro line takes a surreal detour—straight through the middle of a 19-storey apartment block. The train literally whooshes through the building, making it one of the city’s quirkiest photo-ops and proof that Chongqing’s engineers never shy away from creative solutions.
李子坝公园, 李子坝抗战遗址公园 Liziba Sino-Japanese War Relics Park
On the banks of the Jialing River, this park houses many original and relocated historical buildings from when Chongqing was China's wartime capital. It includes old bank buildings, government offices and the residences of local warlords. Some military pillboxes are also preserved here. At the northern end of the park is the viewing point to Liziba station, which is inside a condominium.
重庆美国大使馆旧址
The US embassy operated at this site from 1942 to 1946. In 2019, the former embassy site was reopened to the public as a museum.
重庆飞虎队展览馆, 重庆友好飞虎队展览馆, 重庆飞虎队陈列馆
A privately-run museum about the Flying Tigers - a group of volunteer American fighter pilots who fought the Japanese from 1941 to 1942 as part of the Chinese air force.
史迪威故居, 史迪威将军旧居, 重庆史迪威博物馆 Stillwell Museum
Not far from Red Rock Village is the former residence and office of General Joseph W. ("Vinegar Joe") Stilwell, who headed American operations in China during the Anti-Japanese War. Stilwell is an impressive person, not only for his leadership ability but also for his understanding of China and Chinese culture (he could write in Chinese with a brush). His former residence is a 1930s modernist house with great views overlooking the Yangtze river. The main level is set up as it was during Stilwell's tenure. The lower level is filled with photos and bilingual descriptions of the Chinese front during the Second World War.
Soong Ching-ling's former residence 宋庆龄故居, 宋庆龄旧居
This was Song Qingling's (Song Qing-ling's) residence from the period of the Second World War when Japan occupied much of China and Chongqing was the temporary capital. There were three Song (also spelled Soong) sisters. The eldest married China's richest man. Middle sister Qingling married Sun Yat Sen, the founder of modern China. She was herself an important political figure, especially after his death. The youngest married Chiang Kai Shek. A saying about them is "One loved money, one loved power, and one loved China". Qingling is the one who loved China. There is an interesting movie with an English soundtrack, and a book ("The Soong Dynasty") about the family. This house wedged in between tall, ugly buildings is a nice German design (the original owner was an engineer who studied in Germany) that is not unlike many of the pre-liberation colonial architecture that can be found here and there in and around Chongqing.