"People always say: “If you weren’t on Ciqikou, you weren’t in Chongqing”. Ciqikou Ancient Town, or called Ciqikou Old Town, is a great place to stimulate the taste buds and find unique souvenirs (wooden knickknacks, porcelain, clothes, foods to bring home, etc.). The area is also very suitable for picture taking and enjoying traditional architecture and street performers."
Well I couldn't describe it any better myself. By now we were pretty tired and it was suggested that we buy something to eat before we start our 4 hour drive back to Chengdu and our flight home..
This would have had to have been the busiest ancient town with it's small lanes feeding off the main cobbled street. Artisans in all types of art forms were on display and for sale...
While the contiki kids went searching for burgers, I settled for street food, so good I went back for seconds.....
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| Entrance |
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| There is always spruiking for theatre |
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| Lane ways branching out in all directions |
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| View from one of the tea houses.. |
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| Artisans of all types at work |
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| looks good but not for me. |
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| Now we are talking |
Once we arrived at the airport it was a mad scramble for everyone to prepare their bags and squeeze in that last lot of shopping for the flight home.
