Ciqikou Old Town (磁器口) is an area that has seen business for maybe a 1000 years, which can be guessed from its name which means "Porcelain Port". It is an area consisting of a warren of streets, with a few of them being the essential shopping stretts. For shopping and eating is what this is about, it is a real mecca for a tourist, be it a foreigner or a chinese.
It also had literally thousands of photo opportunities, I took photos until my battery threatened to run out which was when I came across a picturesque cafe in an alley where they had both wifi, nice green tea and AC outlets.
Even though it may be obvious if you research Chongqing that Ciqikou is one place you "must" visit, I just have to say it too, as you may think it is this kind of tourist trap (which it is) but it is it in a good way. It has earned that quality from its visiting ”prisoners” loving being ”captured”. So dont miss it for the world.
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