A great place for weekend one-day tours in Chongqing in spring

On sunny days in spring, it is the most suitable season for going out for an outing and admiring flowers. The weather is comfortable, so which places in Chongqing are more suitable for hiking on weekends? See the details below, hurry up and invite friends and family to go play together

1. Nanshan Botanical Garden

"The spring scenery in the garden cannot be stopped" is the best interpretation of Chongqing Nanshan Botanical Garden. The cherry blossoms, tulips, plum blossoms, camellias and other flowers in the botanical garden have been in full bloom recently, competing for brilliance

Strolling through the Nanshan Botanical Garden, the scenery is like a scene from a movie by Makoto Shinkai. Pink clouds float with a faint fragrance, flowers fill the trees, and a sea of crimson clouds creates a magnificent sight. Falling petals are colorful, and pink dreamy drops are falling

Location: Nanshan Botanical Garden, Chongqing (No. 101 Nanshan Botanical Garden Road, Nan'an District, Chongqing) Opening hours: 09:00-17:00 Admission: 30 yuan (discounted price of 29 yuan) excluding greenhouse; Greenhouse included 50 yuan (discounted price 48 yuan)

Admission method: Both ticket purchasing and free admission tourists can enter the park with their entry verification code, personal ID card, and Chongqing Health Code. After personal information registration and health screening, they can enter the park

Transportation Guide:

Bus Route: Take bus 384 to Nanshan Station, get off and walk 116 meters to reach Nanshan Botanical Garden

Self driving: Enter "Chongqing Nanshan Botanical Garden" in the navigation to enjoy the flowers

II. Geleshan Forest Park

The main peak of Geleshan Mountain in Chongqing, with an altitude of 728 meters, is the crown of the peaks in the suburbs of Chongqing and is known as the first peak in western Chongqing. The natural scenery in the forest park is beautiful, with lush green trees and scattered green colors that complement the blue sky. It is famous for its natural landscapes such as mountains, water, forests, springs, caves, clouds, and fog, as well as its "clear, deep, ancient, and broad" style, and has the reputation of being the "emerald of the mountain city". Throughout history, it has been a holy land for literati and scholars to explore the ancient world

Address: Forest Road, Geleshan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing

Ticket: Free

Transportation Guide:

Bus: Take bus 201, 210, 278, 280, etc. in Chongqing to directly reach Geleshan Forest Park

Self driving: Navigation search for "Geleshan Forest Park"

III. Chongqing Garden Expo Park

Chongqing Garden Expo Park is a super large urban ecological park that integrates natural and cultural landscapes. Covering an area of 3300 acres (with a water body area of 800 acres), it has 4 major functional areas, 5 distinctive buildings, 127 urban exhibition gardens, and over 660 species of plants totaling more than 12 million plants

More than 500 stem sticking crabapples are covered in red flowers, charming and moving, symbolizing the "red and vibrant" of the new year, attracting tourists to stop and take photos

Address: No.1 Longjing Road, Yuanyang Street, Yubei District

Ticket: Free admission

Transportation guide:

① Light rail: Take Metro Line 3 to Yuanboyuan Station. If you don't transfer, walk straight 500 meters from the exit to reach Dongci (entrance)

② Bus: Take bus 555, 559, 575, 623, 633, 676, 883, 965 to the main entrance of the Garden Expo Park. After getting off, cross the pedestrian bridge to reach the main entrance of the Garden Expo Park

③ Self driving: Self driving: Search for "Chongqing Garden Expo Park" in the navigation. Self driving friends can also navigate to Chongqing Garden Expo Park (main entrance) or Chongqing Garden Expo Park East Branch (entrance)

4. Red Rock Museum

Red Rock Cherry Blossom Garden is located on the hillside between Red Rock Auditorium and Red Rock Nursery, covering an area of over 3000 square meters. This garden was built in 1979. The cherry blossoms in the park are precious Japanese mountain cherry blossoms gifted to Comrade Deng Yingchao by former Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka to express Sino Japanese friendship and pay tribute to Premier Zhou Enlai. Deng Yingchao transferred this batch of Japanese cherry blossoms to several places where Zhou Enlai had worked and fought for a long time, such as Hongyan in Chongqing and Meiyuan in Nanjing. Urging these memorial halls to plant properly, the Red Rock Museum was allocated 78 plants

In 1979, the Chongqing Municipal People's Government opened mountains and changed soil here, and worked for free to build this Red Rock Cherry Blossom Garden. The five characters "Hongyan Cherry Blossom Garden" were inscribed by Liao Chengzhi, who briefly described the origin of the cherry blossoms in the garden. They were carved with gold on black marble and embedded in the stone walls of the garden

Address: No. 52 Hongyan Village, Yuzhong District, Chongqing (on the hillside between Hongyan Hall and Hongyan Nursery)

Admission: Free

Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-17:00 (entry stops at 16:30), closed every Monday (except for national holidays)

Transportation guide:

Rail transit: Take Rail Transit Line 9 to [Fuhua Road] Station, exit from Exit 2, and walk about 700 meters to get there

Bus: Take bus 501, 210, 503, 219, 503 interval, 261, 262, 215, 318, 808 to get off at Hongyan Village Station

Self driving: Navigation search for "Red Rock Revolution Memorial Hall"

Fifth, Taisiya Forest Park

In early spring, Taisiya is in full bloom with beautiful scenery and new flowers. Imported tulips from the Netherlands are competing to bloom, with pink, red, yellow, purple, and white available in various colors and colors for you to take photos of. In addition to the brilliant flower sea, there are also ecological fitness trails, children's play facilities, etc. in the park, allowing people to fully experience the beauty brought by nature.

Slow city among flowers, fragrant in spring, let's go to Taisiya together. Go to a beautiful tulip feast at Ya Forest Park.

Main flowers: tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, peach blossoms

Location: Houcao Road, Xinfa Village, Zhongliang Town, Shapingba District, Chongqing

Ticket price: 50 yuan for adults, 29.9 yuan for children (subject to the entrance if there is any change)

Ticket purchasing method: click here to buy tickets: Search the "Taisiya Forest Park" and navigate to

Bus routes:

1. Take Metro Line 1 to "Shuangbei Station", and then transfer bus No. 296 from Shuangbei Station to Zhongliang Town

2. Take bus No. 243 from the starting station of "Geleshan Square" to Zhongliang Town

3. Take bus No. 525 from "Beibei Bus Station" to Xinfa Village

4. "Zhongliang Town" Take the T009 sightseeing bus to Gate 1 of the park

There are many good places in Chongqing for weekend day trips. Here are some recommendations:

• Fotuguan Park in Yuzhong District: This is the former site of "Fotuguan Night Rain", one of the twelve scenic spots in Ba Yu. The Meimei in the park is the most famous, and the Fotuguan section of Chongqing Rail Transit Line 2 is a famous check-in spot. Under the warm welcome of the beautiful plum blossoms in the garden, the monorail train seemed to shuttle through a sea of flowers, and this was the "train to spring"
• Zhaomu Mountain Forest Park: Starting from mid January, the red plum blossoms in Zhaomu Mountain Forest Park begin to bloom eagerly. Before and after the Spring Festival, thousands of red plum blossoms form an ocean that stretches endlessly, creating a lively atmosphere. Along the lake embankment and trail, taking a walk while admiring the flowers, accompanied by a gentle breeze, the faint fragrance floats, and the memories of the flower sea reunite after a long separation. From a close view and a distant view, it becomes its own scenery
• Chongqing Nanshan Botanical Garden: "The spring scenery in the garden cannot be stopped" is the best interpretation of Chongqing Nanshan Botanical Garden. The cherry blossoms, tulips, plum blossoms, camellias and other flowers in the botanical garden have been in full bloom recently, competing for brilliance
• Chongqing Garden Expo Park: Chongqing Garden Expo Park is a super large urban ecological park that integrates natural and cultural landscapes. Covering an area of 3300 acres (with a water body area of 800 acres), it has 4 major functional areas, 5 distinctive buildings, 127 urban exhibition gardens, and over 660 species of plants totaling more than 12 million plants. More than 500 stem sticking crabapples with red flowers are full of branches, charming and moving, symbolizing the "red and vibrant" new year, attracting tourists to stop and admire and take photos<
• Taisiya Forest Park: Taisiya Forest Park has more than 80 imported varieties of tulips, such as Dutch beauties and French lights, separated by winding paths. The color matching and layout design are very distinctive, with blue boats and white swings dotted in the flower sea. Sitting in them, you are the tulip fairy.1
• Geleshan National Forest Park: The main peak of Geleshan in Chongqing, with an altitude of 728 meters, is the crown of the peaks in the suburbs of Chongqing and is known as the first peak in western Chongqing. The natural scenery in the forest park is beautiful, with lush green trees and hints of greenery complementing the blue sky. It is famous for its natural landscapes such as mountains, water, forests, springs, caves, clouds, and fog, as well as its "clear, deep, ancient, and spacious" style, and is known as the "emerald of the mountain city". Throughout history, it has been a holy land for literati and poets to explore the ancient world.3

The above are some good places for weekend one-day tours in Chongqing. You can choose the scenic spots that suit your interests and time. During the game, pay attention to protecting the environment and traveling in a civilized manner