Donghe Garden Hotel

Football Madness

by tjstorck

Football is huge here.

If you ever get a chance to go to a football match is Chongqing- GO!
The locals really get into it. The stadium is devided into sections and each section has its own crowd cheering mascot. The mascot is responsible for getting the crowd to cheer. He often has people on chinese drums to help him out. And he holds a big flag which he waves in time to the chant. It is loud and full of excitment.
The game itself is normally very good. Most of the teams have import players from other countries. The games are never international. Normally Chongqing will play another province.
When entering the stadium there are people selling newspaper. I suggest you buy some because the stadium seats are very dirty. Use the paper to sit on.
That is about all I need to tell you. Try not to visit the toilets as it may not be as clean as you would like.
Oh yeah I forgot about the army. The raid police also are present just in case something gets out of hand
All in all a very good experience.

Chongqing

by debay

"Ci Qi Kou"

I read about Ci Qi Kou here at Virtual Tourist. Indeed, after I arrived Chongqing, my friend said we had to go there and take a look.

It's like an old village main road with shops all along the sides.

You wouldn't go hungry here as everywhere you turn, snacks and delicacies are sold.

"Liberation Monument"

The Liberation Monument sits right in the middle of a square. And all around are the shopping malls, department stores and restaurants. Good news for the shoppers out there....unfortunately, I am not an avid shopper.

The only store that I went to was the bookstore---4 or 5 storeys high. This bookstore also sells CD's from all countries at very reasonable prices.

"Cable Car Across The Yang Zi River"

If you are not taking the Three Gorges cruise, a cheap way to view part of the river is to take the cable car across. It's what the locals and some tourists do.