Is it boring to work and life every day? The weather in Chongqing has been pretty good recently, and the sun will occasionally come. So why not go out and stroll in Chongqing and make life exciting?
Zhou Gongguan is a brick and wood structure building that combines Chinese and Western styles. In 1938, Deng Yingchao rented it from the original resident Chen Changheng in the name of Premier Zhou, and called it "Zhou Gongguan" to the public. It was actually the office point of the Southern Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and the Chongqing Office of the Eighth Route Army in the urban area.
In 1945, Chairman Mao met with people from all walks of life in China and abroad. After May 1946, it was used as the liaison office of the Communist Party of China delegation in Chongqing and the public residence of the Communist Party of China Sichuan Provincial Committee.
Now this is a national fourth-level tourist attraction and a national first-level museum. A large number of tourists come here every year, and many people present a handful of flowers to the bronze statue of Premier Zhou in front of the door.
visit tips:
1. The opening hours of Zhougongguan are 9:00 am and the entrance is stopped at 16:30 pm (most of the former residences of celebrities in this article are this visit time).
2. No ticket is required, but security check is required. Many out-of-town tour groups will come here to visit. You can "leverage the tour guide" to listen to interesting explanations, or you can scan the QR code at the door to enter the official official account to listen to the explanation. The official explanation costs 20 yuan.
3. There are a lot of original building traces in Zhou Gongguan, with more wooden building materials, so pay attention to open flames. Some stairs, aisles, etc. are relatively narrow.
4. The Zengjiayan Academy, closely adjacent to Zhou Gongguan, is the former site of the former National Government Police Station. It can drink tea, coffee and books, etc. It is also the best place to watch the Zengjiayan Bridge under construction. There are also documentary exhibition halls and Zhongshan 4th Road Photography Exhibition in the academy for free visits.
5. Zhou Gongguan and Zeng Jiayan Academy have many places for taking photos, please bring a selfie stick.
The former site of Pan Wenhua Mansion is located at No. 82, Zhongshan Fourth Road, and is a Western-style brick and wood structure building.
Many people probably are not familiar with Pan Wenhua. In 1929, Chongqing had the first mayor, Pan Wenhua. When he was in office, he built the Zhong District Gan Road from Tongyuanmen to Shangqing Temple, founded a water plant, built a telephone station, built a Daxigou Gujia Shibao Power Plant, and raised funds to start a bus company, which made great contributions to Chongqing's municipal construction and economic development.
In the winter of 1944, Pan Wenhua secretly participated in the Democratic League. Under the influence of Premier Zhou and others, he gradually accepted the views and propositions of the Communist Party of China, secretly assisted the work of the Southern Bureau of the Communist Party of China and others to ensure their safety. In 1949, a telephone number was issued to announce his separation from the Kuomintang regime and the leadership of the Central People's Government.
Visit tips:
1. Pan Wenhua Mansion is now someone else's office, so please do not enter and disturb. The surrounding vegetation is super good, and the trees in the flower beds are very old, so there are a little more mosquitoes.
2. There is a very warm and cute small cafe in the residential building opposite the mansion, and there is a famous Sichuan-style home-cooked restaurant diagonally opposite.
3. The entrance is not easy to find. First find the Municipal Youth League Committee Building and then walk in the small slope on the left. Or there is a staircase with a door next to the main entrance of Xiyangyang Restaurant, with a sign of Hongjian Property hanging at the door. You can see this building by walking this staircase.
On Zhongshan Fourth Road, we can also visit an independent courtyard with Chinese and Western styles called " Guiyuan ". Guiyuan also has a name called "Guiyuan Exhibition Room of Chongqing Hongyan Revolutionary Memorial Hall".
Guiyuan turned out to be the former residence of Zhang Zhizhong when he was appointed as the director of the First Department of the Chairman of the Military Commission of the National Government. When moving in, Zhang Zhizhong planted the osmanthus tree with his own hands and used his father's name "Gui Hui" and named this courtyard "Gui Garden".
In 1945, Chairman Mao came to Chongqing from Yan'an to conduct Chongqing negotiations . Premier Zhou considered Chairman Mao's safety and borrowed Guiyuan from Zhang Zhizhong to use it. At this point, Guiyuan has become the main venue for our party members during the Chongqing negotiation period and the center of the entire Kuomintang-Communist negotiations. The famous signing ceremony of the Double Ten Agreement was also held here.
Visit tips:
1. The visit time is the same as Zhou Gongguan. You can also scan the code to listen to the relevant explanations. As soon as you enter the door, there is also a display board to list the timetable of major events during the Double Ten Agreement. No tickets but security checks are required.
2. On the south wall of the conference room on the first floor, there is a horizontal plaque with "The World is the Public" written by Mr. Sun Yat-sen. On the east wall, there is a quotation from Qi Jiguang by Chiang Kai-shek : "If it is said that invincible to fight, it is a deception, but the strong enemy has never been defeated..." The western wall is a flower painted by the female painter Hongwei.
3. You can see a row of yellow trees growing on the wall from Guiyuan across the road, which is very representative.
4. If you drive to Zhongshan 4 for this route, there are fewer parking places on this road. There is a small road next to Guiyuan. It is a public parking lot. There are discounts for the first parking. The toilet is available in the Zhongshan Industrial Park next to it.
Teyuan was the mansion of a famous patriotic democrat during the War of Resistance Against Japan. Because the word "Tesheng" in Xianying, it was named his home as Teyuan.
In February 1941, Zhang Lan, Huang Yanpei, Liang Shuming, , Luo Longji and others secretly established the China Democratic League in Teyuan and set up their headquarters in Teyuan. Xianying was elected as a member of the Central Committee. The Special Garden has opened a pedestal for many years, with daily passenger flow ranging from thousands to hundreds. Xianying has devoted all its products to support China's democratic progress in World War II and has been awarded the title of "Mengchangjun".
During the Chongqing negotiations, Mao Zedong "looked at the Special Garden three times" and discussed the country's affairs with democratic figures such as Zhang Lan, Shen Junru, Xian Ying, etc., and the Special Garden was therefore known as the "home of democracy."
Visit tips:
1. The editor has stepped on two pits because of the special garden. The first is that the special garden is located at the bridge head towards Shangqing Temple in the Jialing River. At the bus stop, you can see the special garden above, and there are signs and iron gates. I can’t figure out how to enter (how to enter correctly and see the next item). The second pitfall is that this is Xianying Mansion, and I didn’t go to Xianying’s former residence across the street.
2. The correct way to enter the special garden is to enter from the second floor of the Chinese Democratic Party History Exhibition Hall next to it. Next to the stairs on the second floor of the exhibition hall, there is a "Kangzhuang Restoration Exhibition Area" instruction guide, and you can enter the special garden by walking through the passage.
3. There is still no need for tickets. The exhibition hall’s manual tour guide explains that this requires a fee, and the visit time is the same as the previous places.
4. The exhibition hall is very interesting. There are many original cultural relics donated by descendants of democratic parties. There are also many fun interactive displays in the digital exhibition area, such as synthesizing pictures of yourself in old Chongqing and sending them to your mobile phone.
5. Now there is the famous date wine in Teyuan back then. Teyuan also introduces it, but it is not available here.
During the War of Resistance Against Japan, Song Ziwen lived here, and used the place to carry out diplomatic work, receiving celebrities and foreign guests. Zhou Enlai and Dong Biwu have entered and left Yiyuan many times to discuss the current situation with Song Ziwen. At the end of 1945, Marshall, the US President's Special Envoy, lived here after he arrived in Chongqing. In early 1946, the armistice and military negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were held here, and their agreements were also signed here.
Yiyuan is very distinctive in architecture. It is a Gothic brick and stone castle, with the outside made of all stone. It was commissioned by West China Industrial Co., Ltd. to design in 1936 and was constructed by West China Industrial Co., Ltd. Construction Department and completed in 1937.
Visit tips:
1. Come out from the special garden and cross the road and come to the post office. There is a trail in the first picture on the picture next to it. Let’s start walking the whole journey three times.
2. There are many interesting small places to see on the entire trail, unknown old buildings, like dormitories from the old era. There is a particularly good platform for watching Jialing River Bridge. After walking for a while, there is also a place for watching Yu'ao Bridge between the two buildings. On the way, some street residents created their homes with a particularly warm and interesting flower garden in Picture 4.
3. There are relatively few people visiting Yiyuan, and there are fewer furniture and facilities reserved within Yiyuan. The editor walked over and the manager welcomed us warmly. Yiyuan does not require tickets and no security checks. The visit time is the same as before, but you need to register your name, phone number and ID card here.
4. Although there are fewer facilities left before, from the rockery pool at the door, the overall heating facilities in the house, the specially arranged patterned floors, various bay window terraces, and various details, you can feel the taste and luxurious life of the wealthy families of that era.
5. Yiyuan is now part of the Chongqing negotiation site group and is divided into four exhibition areas. The first and second exhibition areas on the first floor are temporarily open to tell the relevant information about the Chongqing negotiation period. The third and fourth exhibition areas are the living facilities area on the first floor and the underground air raid shelter display area.
During the War of Resistance Against Japan, Soong Ching Ling came to Chongqing twice, living and working in Chongqing for more than four years.
On March 31, 1940, Soong Ching Ling, accompanied by her two sisters, came to Chongqing, the wartime capital for the first time, which attracted the attention of people from all walks of life and was the center of media discussion at that time.
On December 8, 1941, the Pacific War broke out. On the 10th, Soong Ching-ling came from Hong Kong to Chongqing with the help of Liao Chengzhi and other Chinese Communist Party personnel.
Song Ching Ling went to Chongqing this time mainly to rebuild the "All Alliance to Defend China". She had no house in Chongqing, so she had to temporarily live in the house of her eldest sister Song Ailing. Song Ailing's husband is the Kuomintang's Finance Minister Kong Xiangxi . Soong Ching Ling's every move in the Kong family was monitored by the servants of the Kong family and was in a dangerous situation. She was unable to carry out the "Party Protection League" work at all. She asked someone to find a new house, and with the help of her younger brother Song Ziwen, she moved into No. 3, Lianglukou New Village (now No. 5, Lianglukou New Village). Soong Ching Ling told Deng Yingchao very happily that she was able to compete for "freedom on the first floor" and friends could come to visit at any time.
’ visit tips:
1. The only place that costs money for this visit is here. The ticket is two yuan. The visit time is 9 am to 5 pm. The entrance will be stopped at 4:30 pm. It will be closed for maintenance every Monday.
2. There are many buildings nearby that are meaningful to Chongqing, such as Datianwan Stadium , parachuting tower, etc. Also, there is really a lot of food.
3. The exhibition area on the first floor of the entrance is mainly for displaying related work such as the Soong Ching Ling Foundation. You can visit every detail of Soong Ching Ling's life and work from the stone steps next to her.
4. This exhibition hall is really worth the price. The various living, working furniture and items preserved are the most complete. On the head of the bedroom, there is a photo of Soong Ching Ling and Sun Yat-sen. There are clothes hanging, and the bed is laid out without any dustproof cloth to block it. It feels like Soong Ching Ling is still living here. The various design facilities in the room made me lemon spice for a moment, sighing that the Song family really pursued the quality of life, and then found that the house was arranged by Song Ziwen for his sister Soong Ching Ling.
5. The last picture above is an interactive video, showing the scene of Soong Ching Ling playing the piano back then. Some children who visited said they were a little scared.
Liziba Park, also known as Liziba Anti-Japanese War Ruins Park, is located next to Liziba Light Rail Station.
The park contains five groups of historical cultural relics in the Anti-Japanese War, namely Gaogongguan, Li Gengu’s former residence, Liu Xianggongguan, the former site of the National Senate, and the former site of the Bank of Communications School. It concentrates on displaying the historical style of various aspects of politics, economy, culture, military, diplomacy, and finance during the War of Resistance Against Japan. It is a new symbol and new interpretation of the Anti-Japanese War culture.
Visit tips:
1. From Soong Ching Ling’s old residence, you can open a navigation and walk to Liziba Park . According to the general route of landmark buildings, Hilton Hotel - facing Datianwan Stadium, walk to the right - He Wangshi Chuan Chuanxiang - Chongqing Institute of Educational Sciences - 57 Middle School - Surveying and Mapping Institute - Shangqing Temple Police Station - Liziba Light Rail Station - Third-story Road, and then cross the road. This section of the road takes about 26 minutes, and it is easy to climb without climbing the hill.
2. On the way, you can see the famous three-story road and light rail through the wall (Okay, I know that Chongqing people are tired of seeing it, so you can take friends from other places to see it again).Unexpectedly, in the area of Osmanthus Garden, the Fourth Kindergarten of the Institute of Educational Sciences is quite interesting. You can take a walk on your own.
3. The well-preserved mansion here is really special! Don't! many! It should have been a veritable villa area at that time. Several houses have been developed to make tea and resting places, and consumption is not cheap or expensive. The view of the river is very good. The restoration and decoration of the mansion is really touching. And, special visitors! Don't! many.
Part of the renovation General Stilwell's residence was Song Ziwen's temple in Chongqing in the early days. From 1942 to 1944, it was General Stilwell's former residence. US Army Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell serves as Chief of Staff of the Allied Chinese Theater, Commander-in-Chief of the US China-Myanmar-Indian Theater, and Supervising the U.S. Aid to China.
Wu Tiecheng Mansion is a very mountain city building. Wu Tiecheng was once the mayor of Shanghai, and served as the post of the Kuomintang’s overseas minister and the secretary of the Kuomintang Central Party Department during the War of Resistance Against Japan.
Sun Yat-sen's former residence - Yuanlu. Yuanlu stands on the hillside of Eling. It is a dance hall and residence built by famous architectural design master Yang Tingbao in 11939 for Sun Ke, president of the Legislative Yuan of the National Government and his wife Lan Ni.
Visit tips:
1. Walk from Liziba Park to Futuguan Light Rail Station. You can see General Stilwell's residence and the American Flying Tigers residence in a 7-minute walk. General Stilwell's residence is now called . The Stilwell Museum is . It has been opened to the public in 2003, but it will be closed for renovation in January and February every year, so it is placed in the renovation category. The ticket is 15 yuan after opening.
2. Wu Tiecheng Mansion is a small surprise on the way. This is not what I want to visit in the plan. I just saw a slightly "different" house on the way from General Stilwell's residence to Sunke Mansion. After careful observation, I saw a construction that has started to be repaired. I guess I can visit it soon.
3. Sun Ke’s former residence is halfway up the mountain, so he has been climbing mountains and climbing continuously. As shown in the first picture above, there is a "Deadly Tikan" with a particularly steep slope. If you climb this group of Tikan halfway, you can see Sun Ke’s former residence Yuanlu. Nearby stores also know that after climbing Tikan, you will be the Internet celebrity classic Eling Factory No. 2. The designer of Yuanlu is one of the five masters of modern and modern architecture in our China. The "castle" in the former residence of Song Ziwen was also undertook by his construction company. If you want to take the full picture, as shown in the third picture above, continue to climb the stairs in the nearby residential buildings. The editor has only climbed two floors, and then climbed up to it should have a "aerial photography" effect.
4. Because no one lives in the above old residences now, some have not started to be repaired yet, so there will be small animals living in it. When someone comes, they will be very enthusiastic to play with you, pay attention to hygiene and safety, and you are also small animals.
5. From the out of Liziba Park to the former residence of Sun Ke, there are many mansions under renovation or preparation for renovation. This place was a barren hillside under the Egg Neck Mountain in the Qing Dynasty. Since the expansion of the city in the Republic of China, it has been mostly high-end villas built by senior Kuomintang officials. According to the information, there are the residences of Miss Kong Er, Kong Xiangxi Mansion, Xu Yuanju Mansion, etc., and the residences of foreigners who are oralized as German bankers without written information. You can see this road with your eyes wide open. If you are an old house, you will have stories.
6. This section of the road is about 30 meters under renovation, and there is no sidewalk to walk. Pay attention to the arrival of the car and pay attention to safety. In addition, some places have very narrow sidewalks, so don’t stay for too long, as everyone can do it.
7. There are famous Chongqing restaurant snacks such as Lizibaliang pheasants and tea rice on the road.
Discussions such as catering on the way
Although it was mentioned in the previous "tips" that there are many delicious foods along the way.
The fourth section of Zhongshan Road Youyang and "Jiuyuan Buns" originated in 1931 during the Republic of China period of Chongqing. It enjoys famous Chinese snacks, Chongqing time-honored brands, and Chongqing intangible cultural heritage. Although there are other Chongqing snacks, it is recommended to eat buns. Jiuyuan will produce limited-flavored buns every once in a while, and the recent salmon flavor. The bathroom is more convenient on this section of the road, and there is also a water dispenser that can be used to drink hot water.
There will be three food gathering roads from Yiyuan to Soong Ching Ling’s former residence. One is in the Niujiaotuo area. There are many very good small stir-fry restaurants. The more famous one is Qiu Er Hall. In the middle, you will pass by the School Street of the College of American College. There is a branch of Jintangbao, a station cold noodles, and a small bowl of vegetables that are still cheap after being late for many years. The prices are very affordable. Next, you will pass by the famous Dongzi Hotpot. There is a "slum" near Soong Ching Ling's old residence, where Lin Daimei's rice noodle shop is here, and there are many other "fly restaurants". The bathroom on this section is still very convenient, but there is no hot water to connect.
There are also a lot of delicious food on the next section of the road. Basically, if you look at the crowded people and the old signs, you won’t step on the wrong side. It is not convenient to use the toilet during this section of the road, so you have to go to Liziba Park.
There are too many places suitable for taking photos in all the trips, so please pay attention to arranging the time. For example, the editor originally planned to complete the whole trip in 3-4 hours, but at the end, it took 7 hours. The stop and stop were actually very leisurely, so he was not tired at all. The itinerary is also arranged to avoid climbing up the hills and avoid the closing of the mansion that is late.
