Chongqing Food Tours Guide 2026

Chongqing is a direct-controlled municipality in southwestern China and one of the world's largest and most vertiginous cities, built across steep hills at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers. Its urban core is famous for cliffside architecture stacked over the water at Hongyadong, the well-preserved Ming-dynasty streets of Ciqikou Ancient Town, a beloved zoo where giant pandas are the star attraction, and a punishingly spicy hotpot tradition that rivals Chengdu's.