Shibati (Eighteen Steps)
A memory district of 'seven streets and six lanes' in old Yuzhong, the mother city: formed in the Ming and Qing eras and a commoners' quarter during the War of Resistance, it was fully renovated after 2016 and reopened in 2021, with grey-tiled sloped roofs and stone-step lanes restoring the old city's fabric
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- All day
- Ticket
- Free
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
A memory district of 'seven streets and six lanes' in old Yuzhong, the mother city: formed in the Ming and Qing eras and a commoners' quarter during the War of Resistance, it was fully renovated after 2016 and reopened in 2021, with grey-tiled sloped roofs and stone-step lanes restoring the old city's fabric; the Great Tunnel Tragedy site (a wartime air-raid shelter) is here, a somber witness to the history of the Chongqing bombing. Free, open all day; within walking distance of Metro Line 1, Jiaochangkou Station; together with Jiefangbei and Shancheng Lane it forms a walking loop of the old Yuzhong mother city.
Getting there: Metro Line 1, Jiaochangkou Station
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