Stilt houses
Hongyadong
Stilt houses hanging from the Jialing cliff: the Hongya Dicui waterfall, the food market, the upper viewpoint and the facade's nightly lighting seen from Qiansimen Bridge.
Chongqing, China
Chongqing Audio Guide
Walk China's vertical city with 36 audio stops narrated by experts. From the stone prow of Chaotianmen, where the Jialing merges with the Yangtze, to the stairway of Shibati, every corner explains how a city was built on a slope.
- ~8h of audio
- 8 routes · 36 audio stops
- Offline mode
- English
Coming soon
- 8Landmarks
- 36Audios
- ~8hOf narration
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8 audio guides in Chongqing
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Historic district
Ciqikou Ancient Town
Chongqing's old port village on the Jialing River: flagstone street, Ming-Qing houses, the 1432 Baolun Temple and the legend of the hidden emperor.
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National museum
China Three Gorges Museum
National museum with a dam-shaped facade: the Han Wuyang gate pillar, the Ancient Ba-Yu Hall with Wushan Man and the semi-panorama of the Great Bombing of Chongqing.
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War memory
Liberation Monument
The 1947 clock tower presiding over Jiefangbei pedestrian square in Chongqing: a bombed street, two names, Liu Bocheng's calligraphy and five generations of clocks.
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Buddhist temple
Luohan Temple
Nearly thousand-year-old Buddhist temple among Chongqing's skyscrapers: the gate that survived the bombs, the rock face with more than 400 carved Buddhas and the hall of 524 arhats.
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Historic district
Shibati
The stairway of more than 200 steps between Chongqing's upper and lower city: a military path from 1189, a wartime air-raid shelter and a district rebuilt and reopened in 2021.
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Historic port
Chaotianmen
The tip of Chongqing where the Jialing and the Yangtze meet: site of the great Ming gate, stairways to the quay, Three Gorges cruises and the towers of Raffles City.
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Urban engineering
Liziba Station
The train that passes through a building in Chongqing: a monorail station on floors 6 to 8 of a residential tower, with a photo viewpoint and the truth about the nail house.
Chongqing Audio Guide
What to see in Chongqing with the EarGuide audio guide
Chongqing rises on hills at the confluence of the Yangtze and the Jialing, and its history reads vertically: Hongyadong, a stepped wall of stilt houses rebuilt against the Jialing cliff; Ciqikou, the port village that took its name from the porcelain it shipped; the China Three Gorges Museum, born to house what the reservoir was going to submerge; the Liberation Monument (Jiefangbei), the 1947 clock tower raised over the razed crossroads of the wartime capital; Luohan Temple, a nearly thousand-year-old monastery among skyscrapers with 524 arhats; Shibati, the stairway street that descends from the upper city to the lower; Chaotianmen, the old first gate of the wall facing the confluence of the two rivers; and Liziba Station, where the Line 2 monorail passes through a residential tower.
With the EarGuide Chongqing audio guide, every place reveals its history through professional narration prepared by guides who know the city inside out. Unlike a free walking tour or a conventional guided visit, you set the pace, the order and the stops. No groups, no timetables, no internet connection.
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No internet needed
Download the routes before you head out and explore without using data.
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Smart geolocation
The narration starts by itself when you reach the point of interest.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about the Chongqing audio guide
How much does the Chongqing audio guide cost?
The EarGuide app is free. The Chongqing audio guide includes 8 independent routes with nearly eight hours of professional narration spread across 8 sites and 36 audio stops, and it is found inside the app itself.
Do I need an internet connection to use the audio guide?
No. EarGuide works entirely offline. Download the routes over WiFi before you set out and you can use the audio guide with no connection and no data use throughout your walk around Chongqing. The map shows your GPS position in real time even without coverage.
What languages is the Chongqing audio guide available in?
The Chongqing audio guide is available in Spanish and English, with professional narration prepared by guides and experts in the history of the city and the Yangtze.
How long does the full tour take?
The audio guide brings together 8 independent routes with nearly eight hours of narration in total, from 30 minutes to two hours per route. You can do them separately or spread them over two days: some cover the city centre and others, more distant districts.
Is the audio guide better than a free walking tour or a guided visit?
They are different experiences. The EarGuide audio guide lets you walk Chongqing without timetables or groups, pause and resume whenever you like, and replay any explanation as often as you need. It suits independent travellers, families and anyone who prefers to understand the city at their own pace, with no prior knowledge of China.
Which landmarks and points of interest does it include?
The Chongqing audio guide covers 8 main sites: Hongyadong, Ciqikou Ancient Town, the China Three Gorges Museum, the Liberation Monument (Jiefangbei), Luohan Temple, Shibati, Chaotianmen and Liziba Station.
Can I do it all on foot?
Partly. Jiefangbei, Luohan Temple, Shibati, Chaotianmen and Hongyadong are on the Yuzhong peninsula, the old centre, and link up on foot. The China Three Gorges Museum and Liziba Station lie somewhat further west, a long walk or a few metro stops away; Ciqikou is quite a bit further, and the practical way is to get there by metro or taxi and walk it with its route.
Can I use a purchase in the other EarGuide apps or on another phone?
Yes. Purchases belong to your EarGuide account, not to one app or one phone. A city unlocked in the EarGuide app is also unlocked in that city's own app, and the other way round, on both iPhone and Android. Just sign in with the same account on the other device. The store's “restore purchases” button only covers the app the purchase was made in, so signing in is what carries it across.
Download the Chongqing audio guide free
The Chongqing audio guide is inside the EarGuide app, free and ready to use offline. Carry it in your pocket and explore the city at your own pace.
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