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Yangtze River Cableway 长江索道Chángjiāng Suǒdào

4A scenic area · Chongqing, Chongqing

Yangtze River Cableway (长江索道)
Photo: 慕尼黑啤酒, CC BY 3.0
Time needed
1 hour
Days to budget
Half a day
City
Chongqing
Region
Chongqing
Type
City
Listed as
4A scenic area

About Yangtze River Cableway

An aerial tramway that has carried passengers across the Yangtze since 1987, spanning 1,166 m between Xinhua Road in Yuzhong and Shangxin Street at Longmenhao on the south bank. The cabins hold about 80 people and take a few minutes to cross, giving a high view of the river, its bridges and the Yuzhong skyline; the line itself has been a listed municipal heritage site since 2009.

How to get to Yangtze River Cableway

The north station is on Xinhua Road in Yuzhong District, about 600 m east of Jiefangbei near Xiaoshizi metro station; the south station is at Shangxin Street in Nan'an District.

Nearby

Also within 20 km: Wartime Bank Buildings of Chongqing 重庆抗战金融机构旧址群 (under 10 km), Huguang Guild Hall 湖广会馆 (under 10 km), Former Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government 国民政府外交部旧址 (under 10 km), Jiefangbei (People's Liberation Monument) 解放碑 (under 10 km), Former Site of the National Political Council 国民参政会旧址 (under 10 km), Chongqing Science and Technology Museum 重庆科技馆 (under 10 km).

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