Explore the mountain city trail and understand the traditional Chongqing style
The mountain city alley was originally named Tian Deng Street, where a 'sky lantern pole' was erected during the Qing Dynasty. Festive lanterns were lit to pray for peace, hence the name. In 1972, Tian Deng Street was renamed to Mountain City Alley, which is the only traditional street and style area in Chongqing named after 'mountain city'.
The Mountain City Alley area extends from Tongyuan Gate in the north to Mati Street in the east, South District Road in the south, and Daqiangba in the west, covering an area of about 15 hectares. Among them, the traditional style area of Mountain City Alley is 5.19 hectares. The region contains 2 national key cultural relics protection units, 2 municipal cultural relics protection units, 6 district-level and undetermined cultural relics protection units, and 5 historical buildings.
Within the historical district of Mountain City Alley, there are five main pedestrian roads that branch out like tree limbs, including Mati Street, Tixin Tang Street, Lei Jia Po Street, Mountain City Alley, and the Third Mountain City Trail. There are also many side alleys extending from the main road into residential spaces. The terrain of the entire site is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, gentle from east to west, and steep from north to south, with a maximum elevation difference of 71 meters, making it a treacherous and winding terrain.
In 2015, Mountain City Alley was designated by the municipal government as a traditional style area of Chongqing. In 2016, the Yuzhong District government initiated the renovation of the shanty area here. In 2018, social investment enterprises were introduced to start the protection, repair, and operation management of the style area. In 2021, the renovation of the traditional style area of Mountain City Alley was completed, and it was fully opened for operation. In December 2021, Mountain City Alley was included in the 'Second Batch of Historical Place Names Protection List of Chongqing'.
Mountain City Alley is known as the 'architectural museum' of Chongqing. Here, there is the old city wall built in the early Ming Dynasty, foreign consulates and churches built during the opening of Chongqing at the end of the Qing Dynasty, as well as stilted buildings, Siheyuan, air-raid shelters, and Shikumen buildings in the Shanghai style from the war period, and schools and residential houses built at different times after the founding of New China. It is one of the few original residential architectural clusters in Chongqing with an area of over 20,000 square meters.
After the opening of Chongqing in 1890, France, England, and Germany successively set up consulates in the northern part of Tian Deng Alley, which was the main office area for Chongqing's foreign affairs institutions, hence the name Consulate Alley. Tian Deng Alley, adjacent to the embassy area, became a residential area. In 1902, the French built a large complex of buildings near 12 acres at the top of Tian Deng Alley, including the Ren Ai Tang Hospital, church, and monastery (Figures 1-6), and in 1909 established the 'Ren Ai Tang Girls' School' of the Catholic Diocese of Chongqing, becoming the earliest consulate area in Chongqing.
Mountain City Alley is built against the mountain and offers a view of the Yangtze River (Figures 11-17). The famous viewing and photography platform 'Third Mountain City Trail' is located here.
As you ascend, some paths are door-to-door alleys (Figures 7-8), some are half-streets with the old city wall on one side (Figure 9), all very characteristic of old Chongqing. Each time you enter a narrow alley perpendicular to the main road, there is a different world inside (Figure 10).
Our walking route was: Tongyuan Gate City Wall - Consulate Alley - Ren Ai Tang - Mountain City Trail, and we also visited the 'Mountain City Alley Memory Hall' to further understand Mountain City Alley.
Shancheng Lane is located on Zhongxing Road, Chongqing, and is a popular place to check in. Foreign tourists come to Chongqing, and they usually come here to check in. During the Spring Festival, tourists are endless, and even the stalls that buy sesame cakes have to line up.
Shancheng Lane is the only street in Chongqing named after the "mountain city". It is located in the pavilion community of Nanjimen Street, Yuzhong District. There are old city walls built in the early Ming Dynasty, foreign consulates and churches built in the opening period of Chongqing in the late Qing Dynasty, and there are also hanging feet in the anti-Japanese war.
The weather is too hot recently. We went at night. There were not many people and the lights were not too bright, but the atmosphere was very good. If it was normal business, it would be very interesting. I saw a souvenir book at the door. I like the color matching inside. I asked the clerk. The little sister said that this is the boss of the choreographer to find someone to design, and then the boss colored the souvenir sample, I bought it back and planned to send it to DIY.
Chongqing, the mountain city, coexisting in the past and present, close and distant, leisurely in the morning, few people shop, no disturbance of the wind, slow product unique charm.
Chongqing niche punch card place 🔥 Shancheng Lane Travel Guide 🕊️ See Xinyue, exhibition book ~ hi! I am Xinpeng~ Do you know the market in the sky? Chongqing 18 ladders have opened, locals only feel that this is another Ciqikou, and the mountain city lane less than 200m from the 18 ladder is the classic attraction of Chongqing. Whether it is a local or a foreign tourist, walk here and say good! Hurry up and punch in! ღ TA location ღ🌵 No. 234 Zhongxing Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing ღ TA traffic ღ🚌 Rail Transit Line 1/ Line 2 to Jiaochangkou No. 5 ღ TA parking ღ🅿 You can park in Panda Golden Street, 3 yuan an hour ღ TA opening time ღ⏰ open all day, But it is recommended to play time 10:00-21:00ღ TA tickets ღ free! ღ TA environment ღ The trail is 1748 meters long and built on the mountain. This is also our characteristic landform in Chongqing. There are many shops on both sides of the trail. The retro decoration reflects the atmosphere of the market. There is also a suspended plank road built along the ancient city wall. It is pure river view. At night, the night view is beautiful! ღ Recommended ღ👍 Colored Flower Chef 🌸 You can see it on a staircase when you enter the scenic spot. The wooden buildings are decorated with dried flowers and flowers. They are antique and the dishes are also very distinctive. Basically, each dish has added natural elements (mainly flowers and birds). It has a bit of Yunnan style in it, and the environment is elegant. Especially suitable for couples to punch in! 👍 Houqi 🌈 Chongqing old house, it is worth seeing, the door is eight-shaped facing the door, inside is the style of the Republic of China, now there is a special person to care, pay attention not to damage public goods when taking pictures~ 👍 Jinma Bazaar 🤓 The market opened at the entrance of Jinma Elementary School. There are many people and many stalls. Every stall is very distinctive, there are many things, the price is similar to the store, the four seasons of wealth of the decoration is really good! 👍 Four Seasons Fat 🤑 Due to the limited things that can be placed at the market, I went to their store to see that it is a shop around Wenchuang. The decoration is mostly exquisite, the decoration is also very distinctive, two floors, and I am still doing flash cooperation recently. Friends can go and see it! In addition to these, you are worth having an iron cake for a dollar, dam dam drinking a bowl of tea, delicious chicken silk tofu brain, double egg yolk dumplings on CCTV, etc.! Tips: 1⃣️ You need to show your health code and wear a mask when you enter the mountain city trail! 2⃣️ On the left hand side of the scenic spot is Shancheng Lane, and the horse's hoof street is straight uphill. On the left is the scenic spot. Go straight to the residential building. Don't go wrong! ღ Label ღ Chongqing Attractions | Chongqing Discovery Store | Chongqing Food | Chongqing Tourism Chongqing Featured Attractions | Internet Red Attractions | Photo Check-in Featured Attractions | Jiefangbei Attractions | Hongyadong Attractions | Tiantian Market niche punch-in | Mountain City Trail | Mountain City Lane | Tiandeng Lane