Ciqikou Ancient Town
Porcelain-port lanes with teahouses and chili-fragrant alleys.
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 24/7
- Ticket
- free
- Suggested visit
- half day
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
Why it's worth it
The Ming-Qing porcelain port that shipped 'Little Chongqing' its living — a hillside knot of stone lanes above the Jialing, now part living neighbourhood, part open-air snack market: chili strings, mahua fryers, teahouse opera.
Don't miss
- Chen Mahua's twisted dough sticks frying in the window queues — buy hot, eat immediately
- A teahouse with Sichuan opera face-changing shows on the hour
- The back lanes above the main drag, where the port's real grid survives the souvenir tide
Getting there
Line 1 to Ciqikou station, Exit 2; the old town entrance is a five-minute walk.
Tips
- Weekday mornings are local; weekend afternoons are a river of people — choose deliberately
- The main street climbs to the temple viewpoint; take it for the roofscape over the river
- Mahua vendors offer samples everywhere; the queue at the original Chen store moves fast
Photos
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