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Dazu Rock Carvings, Chongqing

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Historic Architecture Near Chongqing

6 sights within 272 km of Chongqing. Pick the ones you want and PreeChina can build a private, custom or tailor-made tour around them.

6 sightsChongqingWithin 272 kmUSD 305 per person, 2 travelers

At a Glance

Quick Facts

City
Chongqing
Sights
6 historic architecture sights
Range
82 to 272 km from the centre
Closest
Dazu Rock Carvings
Farthest
Du Fu Thatched Cottage
Length
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Price

Price of This Private Tour

Per person, in US dollars. The price covers the guide, the ground service, and the transport, meals and tickets in the itinerary, and it falls as the group grows. What a price includes and leaves out.

Estimated price per person for Historic Architecture Near Chongqing, by number of travelers
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Why These Sights

Historic Architecture Within Reach of Chongqing

6 historic architecture sights lie within 272 km of central Chongqing, from Dazu Rock Carvings at 82 km to Du Fu Thatched Cottage at 272 km. They are: Dazu Rock Carvings, Baozhen Fortress, Longnao Bridge, Longchang Stone Archways, Leshan Giant Buddha, Du Fu Thatched Cottage.

This page lists the sights and how far each one sits from the city centre. It does not set a length for the trip: your private itinerary decides which sights to combine, the order and the number of days.

The Chongqing city guide covers the city itself.

Map

Map of the Sights

The gold marker is central Chongqing. Numbers run from the closest sight to the farthest.

Sight by Sight

The 6 Sights

50 to 150 km from Chongqing

Dazu Rock Carvings, Heritage Site
1
Heritage Site

Dazu Rock Carvings (大足石刻)

82 km from central Chongqing, straight line

China's last great Buddhist carving site, where Buddha, Laozi, and Confucius share the same cliff, and the carvings tell vivid stories of reincarnation, hell, and parental love instead of just static icons.

Baozhen Fortress, Fortification
2
Fortification

Baozhen Fortress (宝箴塞)

99 km from central Chongqing, straight line

A large family fortress from the late Qing and early Republic.

Longnao Bridge, Historic Bridge
3
Historic Bridge

Longnao Bridge (龙脑桥)

121 km from central Chongqing, straight line

A Ming-dynasty stone beam bridge with piers carved as dragons, qilin and other giant beast heads.

Longchang Stone Archways, Memorial Archway
4
Memorial Archway

Longchang Stone Archways (隆昌石牌坊)

125 km from central Chongqing, straight line

Builders raised most of them between the Daoguang and Guangxu reigns of the Qing, and they stand on their original sites. The arches line the street in a sequence and form the best-preserved and most concentrated group of stone archways in China.

150 to 300 km from Chongqing

Leshan Giant Buddha, Heritage Site
5
Heritage Site

Leshan Giant Buddha (乐山大佛)

269 km from central Chongqing, straight line

Recorded as the world's largest stone Buddha, 71 metres tall, cut straight from the cliff where three rivers meet, with an invisible 1,200-year-old drainage system keeping it intact.

Du Fu Thatched Cottage, Literary Site
6
Literary Site

Du Fu Thatched Cottage (杜甫草堂)

272 km from central Chongqing, straight line

In 759 Du Fu fled the An Lushan rebellion to Sichuan and built a thatched cottage beside Huanhua Stream, where he lived for close to four years and wrote over 240 poems. He wrote "My Thatched Roof Is Wrecked by the Autumn Wind" here.

Distances

Distance From Central Chongqing

#SightTypeStraight line
1Dazu Rock CarvingsHeritage Site82 km
2Baozhen FortressFortification99 km
3Longnao BridgeHistoric Bridge121 km
4Longchang Stone ArchwaysMemorial Archway125 km
5Leshan Giant BuddhaHeritage Site269 km
6Du Fu Thatched CottageLiterary Site272 km

Straight-line distances from the centre of Chongqing. Road and rail distances are longer.

Independent Travel

Visiting These Sights Independently

Arranging these 6 stops yourself keeps the budget lower. It also means booking each one and the transfers between them. Compare a private tour with independent travel, or ask PreeChina to plan it.

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Turn This Into a Private, Custom Tour

This route is a starting point: 1 day and 6 stops. PreeChina plans it as a private, tailor-made trip and changes the stops, the days and the pace to your group.

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Questions

FAQ

How many historic architecture sights are near Chongqing?

This page lists 6, all within 272 km of central Chongqing in a straight line.

Which sight is closest to Chongqing?

Dazu Rock Carvings, at 82 km from the centre in a straight line.

How far is Du Fu Thatched Cottage from Chongqing?

272 km in a straight line. The road distance is longer.

How many days do I need?

It depends on which sights you combine. Your private itinerary sets the number of days, the order and the pace with you.

Who is this route not a good fit for?

Anyone who wants a slow day. The route links 6 stops, so each visit is short. Tell PreeChina which stops matter most and the others can go.

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This route is in Chongqing. The province page lists its city guides, themes, museums and other routes.

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