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Rita Loves Travel visits Chongqing in summer, when heat and humidity can rise above 40 degrees. She rides outdoor escalators and the Crown Escalator, which costs two yuan, and explores a subway station reached by more than seven minutes of escalators. The video also visits caves once used as wartime shelters and now presented as an art project, has hot pot, and tours The Ring mall with a six-story indoor botanical garden. Rita shares practical details about river cruises, phone charging banks, the Raffles skywalk and when to arrive for a mountain sunset.
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Escalators, trains and city infrastructure
Rita Loves Travel explores Chongqing’s steep streets and layered transport network. She rides an outdoor escalator and the Crown Escalator. The city’s roads and transit run across different levels, including a train line built into a bridge. People in Chongqing take pride in this infrastructure, and Rita shows how it helps connect places across the hilly city. She visits modern, spacious stations with baby rooms and small libraries, and notices train stickers showing which cars are air-conditioned. She points out these details while describing how the network connects different parts of the city, including routes built into Chongqing’s unusual terrain. Reaching the deepest station takes more than seven minutes of descending multiple escalators.
The summer weather can be very hot and humid, with temperatures at or above 40 degrees, so the route includes indoor spaces between outdoor stops. Rita points out that public transport makes it possible to get around without walking every route, a practical feature in a city with steep roads and many different levels.
Night views, caves and The Ring
Rita sees Chongqing’s illuminated buildings and caves at night and says a river cruise is another way to view the city lights. The city view includes high-rise buildings and the layered landscape around them. The caves she visits were once wartime shelters and have been repurposed as an art project; their popularity is clear from the number of visitors. She has hot pot with a view, describes the spice and explains how diners assemble their own dipping sauce from different ingredients. The meal is one of the day’s stops after seeing the city at night and exploring the caves.
At The Ring mall, a six-story indoor botanical garden sits among shops, massage services, electric-car showrooms and a basketball court. Rita points out how the planted indoor space sits within a large modern shopping complex, adding another contrast to the city’s outdoor hills and streets. Rita also walks along a riverside promenade popular for photos before heading to a mountain coffee house for sunset. The sunset viewpoint is part of her evening route, and she advises arriving earlier than expected to see it. The tip is to arrive earlier than expected for the mountain view. She finishes with a skyline view from her hotel room, bringing the day’s stops back to the city’s scale and night lighting.
FAQs (From the traveler's perspective)
- Q: How hot is it in Chongqing during summer?
- A: Rita says it is hot and humid, with summer temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius and above.
- Q: What's the Crown Escalator like?
- A: Rita calls it super deep and says it is one of China’s longest indoor escalators. It costs two yuan to ride and carries people through Chongqing’s steep terrain.
- Q: What's the public transport like?
- A: Rita describes the network as well connected, modern and spacious. The video shows air-conditioned train cars, baby rooms and small libraries in some stations.
- Q: What's the deepest train station like?
- A: Rita says it took seven minutes and 25 seconds to descend all the escalators and reach the station, giving a sense of how deep it is.
- Q: What's the hot pot like in Chongqing?
- A: Rita says the hot pot is amazing and a big part of local food culture. The spice is intense, and diners assemble their own sauce from different ingredients.
- Q: What's The Ring mall like?
- A: Rita describes The Ring as massive, with a six-story indoor botanical garden, many shops and a basketball court. The mix of plants and architecture gives her the feeling of a futuristic planet.
