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Jingangbei Ancient Town: Abandoned Coal Port in Chongqing

Historical travel guide to Jingangbei, a Qing dynasty-era port town that shipped coal down the…

Benjamin Williams11 April 2021

China Curious Places Urban Exploration

The Chongqing Days: Bomb Shelter Hot Pot

Hot pot restaurants built into Chongqing’s WW2 mountain bomb shelters create a unique dining experience…

Benjamin Williams17 September 2019

China Lost Cities of China Urban Exploration

Chongqing City Gates: Ancient Tongyuanmen and Dongshuimen

For hundreds of years, Chongqing stood as an important wharf and outpost in the west…

Benjamin Williams06 July 2018

China Sacred Spaces Urban Exploration

The Pagodas of Chongqing (VIDEO)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxSpxKcl53s An Intro to Pagodas A signature of Asian architecture, the pagoda is a tower…

Benjamin Williams11 May 2018

China Sacred Spaces Urban Exploration

The Pagodas of Chongqing

A signature of Asian architecture, the pagoda is a tower structure characterized by tiered levels…

Benjamin Williams21 January 2017

China Urban Exploration

The Chongqing Days: Shibati and the 18 Stairs Gentrification

Fast Facts Name: 十八梯 | Shibati - The 18 Steps Where: 重庆市渝中区 | Yuzhong, Chongqing,…

Benjamin Williams19 December 2016

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Chongqing Blogs and Information Guide

When I first accepted a job in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing in 2014,…

Benjamin Williams26 September 2016

China Culture Shock Travel Tales

I Should Have Stayed Home

Chinese public holidays are the worst time to travel in China. Why? Because it’s when…

Benjamin Williams16 July 2016

China Urban Exploration

The Chongqing Days: A 13-Storey Pedestrian Bridge?

Getting there: Take the CRT subway to Jiaochankou or Xiaoshizi. From Jiaochankou Exit 4: Cross…

Benjamin Williams04 July 2016

China Living Abroad

The Chongqing Days: 10th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner

Not long ago, less than ten years in fact, many of the local expats were…

Benjamin Williams04 December 2015

Chongqing

Jingangbei Ancient Town: Abandoned Coal Port in Chongqing

The Chongqing Days: Bomb Shelter Hot Pot

Chongqing City Gates: Ancient Tongyuanmen and Dongshuimen

The Pagodas of Chongqing (VIDEO)

The Pagodas of Chongqing

The Chongqing Days: Shibati and the 18 Stairs Gentrification

Chongqing Blogs and Information Guide

I Should Have Stayed Home

The Chongqing Days: A 13-Storey Pedestrian Bridge?

The Chongqing Days: 10th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner

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