Chongqing  is a large, hilly city on the banks of the Yangtze.  It is a popular stop on Yangtze River cruises.

Among Chongqing's attractions are the three-story wood River View Pavilion, the Sichuan Fine Arts Academy, Renmin Hotel which was built in the style of Beijing's Temple of Heaven, Wangjianglou Park and the Chongqing Zoo.

Chongqing Zoo is famous for its Panda Bears.   You see plenty of Giant pandas, Lesser pandas, Golden hair monkeys & the rare South China Tigers.

Hotpot is Chongqing's culinary specialty.  Meats such as beef, pork, duck and vegetables are cooked in a spicy broth.

Many itineraries spend two nights in Chongqing, so there is time to travel to Dazu, which is listed as a UNESCO World cultural heritage site.  Dazu is a series of Chinese religious sculptures and carvings dating back to an estimated 7th century A.D.