Raffles City Chongqing - Skywalk, Shopping, Tickets 2024

The 250-meter-high horizontal Crystal Skybridge consists of over 3,000 pieces of glass and 5,000 aluminum panels and opens all year round. It features amenities including multiple dining, bar and event spaces, and a members-only clubhouse with a 50m-long infinity pool, an ecological forest with over 110 lush tall trees rarely seen at such altitude, and Exploration Deck · Viewing Gallery built as a combination of an indoor Mars exploration station by the same production team of National Geographic Gold Meda, and a crystal platform which enables you to overlook the magnificent panorama of the confluence of Jialing River and Yangtze River and the urban landscape on the other riverside.

If with luck, you can appreciate the special joining scene of clear water of one river and the other brown silt-laden river like Chongqing special hotpot, but with both spicy and light flavors. The ticket is around 180 CNY (Depending on the official information) and you can enter at the gate of Exploration Deck · Viewing Gallery on L1 floor.

Shopping Center - Stepping into a Shopping Paradise

Raffles Shopping Center is situated on the ground 1st to 5th floors of Raffles City, abundant with shops selling fashionable clothes, ornaments, creative cultural products, books, etc., and different themed stores like an indoor zoo and ACG pop-up shops as well as diverse dishes from different countries such as authentic Thai food and local delicacies hotpot, etc. to give tourists a bewildering array of choices. Many kinds of shows will also be held in the shopping center between times, and you can definitely find your favorite there.

Gateway Park- An Artistic Oasis in the City Center

On top of Raffles Shopping Center, there is Gateway Park, covering a land area of 30,000 square meters. Besides providing an excellent view for the panorama of Chaotianmen Square and stunning riverside scenery, it is full of luxuriantly plants, like an oasis in the city center. It also erects variously shaped artistic sculptures serving for the mountain city's magic flavor. Especially at night, water of many man-made little fountains leaps out and is beautifully illuminated.

Renown as an iconic landmark of Chongqing, Raffles City has become a hit that tourists must take photos with. So where and how to take wonderful pictures? There are four photography spots highly recommended to you.

You can take a nostalgic ferry from Chaotianmen Dock to get to Danzishi Dock (弹子石码头) near Chongqing Grand Theatre on the other riverside where you can take a panoramic picture of the whole skyscraper complex of Raffles City standing high into the sky, with the reflection on the surface of river water below especially at night when it's lit.

Or head for the 12th floor of Daronghui Building (大融汇楼) on Xinhua Road (新华路). There, you can record a futuristic scientific scene of a giant spherical building and the humongous Raffles architectural complex standing together as if having a glimpse into a new technologically advanced world.

Chaodong Road (朝东路) is another excellent photography site. The contrast between a dilapidated wholesale market, coupled with the bustling workers, and the modern giant Raffles, frames the past and future of Chongqing, and is a unique landscape of Chongqing. Moreover, You can also go to Baixiangjv (白象居) to take a photo of Raffles City behind the running Yangtze River Cableway through buildings.

Besides, if you want to take photos of uniquely interweaving light transit rails in Chongqing as well, you can go to Zengjiayan Station (曾家岩站) of Light Transit Line 2 to record S-shaped railways and the moment when two light rails heading for opposite directions meet with each other, against the backdrop of Raffles City in the distance. But on rainy or foggy days the distant Raffles complex will hardly be seen.

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Notably, inside Raffles City in Chongqing lies a 108-step Cultural Pathway connecting Jiefangbei Square through Raffles City with Chaotianmen Square. It is extremely convenient for tourists to have a sightseeing hiking experience and play happily along the way.

You can feast on delicious foods on Bayi Snack Street (八一小吃街) near the Jiefangbei Square, Chongqing's most prosperous business center. Head for Hongya Cave to appreciate the enchanting night view of stilt building butting up against a steep cliff illuminated by lights.

Besides, after Raffles City's visit, you can continue to take a short boat ship at Chaotianmen Dock near Raffles City to the other river side.

If you want to experience Chongqing's most popular Yangtze River Cruise journey, you can embark on your Yangtze River Cruise just at Chaotianmen Dock, the starting / ending point of the cruise to have a look at picturesque Three Gorges, magnificent Three Gorges Dam, White Emperor City, Shennv Stream, Fengdu Ghost City which is endowed with mysterious stories of Chinese demons, etc.

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Raffles City is in Yuzhong District which is the city center of Chongqing, beside Chaotianmen Dock, just 1.5 kilometers away from Jiefangbei Business District. Besides, it's:

• 19 kilometers away from Chongqing North Railway Station

• 21 kilometers away from Chongqing West Station

• 24 kilometers away from Chongqing Jiangbei Airport (重庆江北机场)

Transportation

Since Raffles City is not far from Chongqing's airport and railway stations, it's very convenient to travel among them. There are some recommended transportation means.

You're suggested to travel to Raffles City by rail transit lines. You can take rail transit line 1 to go out of Chaotianmen Station and then you can see it. Or take line 6 to get off at Xiaoshizi Station (小什字站) and walk for 1 km to admire surrounding landscape.

Buses of various routes are available as well. But you may need to transfer for a few times. It's at your deposal to choose your means of transportation.

Notably, for convenience of tourists to Chongqing, Raffles City provides easy access to flights, and tourist attractions. There is a service station, a combination of an airport city terminal and a tourist center on the LG floor (low ground floor) near Gate 13 and 14 providing services including purchase of flight tickets, personal identification, and luggage checking-in, direct buses to Chongqing airport. It should be noted that excess baggage cannot be packed there, so you'd better go to the airport directly if you're not sure of your luggage weight.

Raffles City is not far from the downtown Chongqing city. It's very convenient to travel to many top attractions with Raffles City. For most tourists to Chongqing, they mainly spend 1 to 2 days experiencing these must-see attractions including Ciqikou Ancient Town , where you can see centuries-old traditional Chinese architectures and artifacts and taste local famous snacks and food, Three Gorges Museum , a comprehensive museum of history and arts of the splendid Three Gorges, and Hongya Cave , renowned for its enchanting, illuminated nighttime landscape. Also you can spend another 1 to 2 days to marvel at the UNESCO World heritage sites - Dazu Rock Carvings and Wulong Karst Geopark at Chongqing suburb area.

Recommended Tours in Chongqing:

☛ 1 Day Chongqing City Highlights Discovery

☛ 2 Days Chongqing & Wulong Karst Landscape Exploration Tour

☛ 2 Days Chongqing Tour with Dazu, Dazu Rock Carvings Tour

Or if you have more free time, you're recommended to spare another 2 to 3 days to Chengdu to see cute pandas and to experience Sichuan Ba and Shu culture. And since Chaotinamen Dock just beside Raffles City is the embarkation spot of the world-class Yangtze Rivere Cruise, it's highly recommended to admire wonderful scenic spots along the Yangtze River on the cruise for another few days.

Recommended Tour Packages with Chongqing:

☛ 3 Day Chongqing & Chengdu Essence Tour

☛ 4 Days & 3 Nights Chongqing Essence Tour with Yangtze Cruise (Downstream)

☛ 5 Days & 4 Nights Chongqing, Yangtze Cruise & Wulong Karst Tour