CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Recently, the reporter learned that the Chongqing Opening Port Heritage Park (hereinafter referred to as "Opening Port Heritage Park"), one of the major construction projects in Chongqing in 2020 and 2021, has conducted external tests. Citizens can enter the homepage and click "陈列馆预约" (Reservation) to make an appointment through the mini program "重庆开埠遗址公园" (Chongqing Opening Port Heritage Park).

The Chongqing Opening Port Heritage Park finally conducted external tests after three years of preparation. What are there in the park? What can tourists get? The reporter went to the park to find out.

The Chongqing Opening Port Heritage Park is located in Ma'anshan, Nanbin Road. About 130 years ago, the area along Nanbin Road was once where foreign merchants gathered and traded, in which the former site cluster of Lidele Foreign Firm was a representative relic witnessing the history of Chongqing's port opening.

Based on the former site cluster of Lidele Foreign Firm, with historical and heritage buildings protected and repaired, combining the mountainous terrain to restore green building ruins, the Chongqing Opening Port Heritage Park was built into an architectural complex centered around historical and heritage buildings and surrounded by mountains and forests.

The reporter saw that the exterior of most of the buildings in the park has preserved or restored the architectural style during the period of Chongqing’s port opening.

Take the Chongqing Opening Port History Museum for example, in addition to the architectural style during the period of Chongqing’s port opening preserved, the park has also updated the internal space through artistic and technological means and more than 300 collections of documents, photos, old stuff, etc. during the period of port opening were collected around the world, telling Chongqing’s vicissitudes of over one hundred years since its port opening.

Inside the exhibition hall, projection technology and touch screen technology are adopted to create display windows, pushing away the boundaries of time and space, and vividly reproducing the memories of the times. Here, you can see a large number of artistic stuff such as multimedia videos of port opening history, hand-made miniature models, three-dimensional dynamic stamps, and also experience old-fashioned objects such as hand-operated generators.

At the former site of Lidele Foreign Firm, the original integrated style of Chinese and Western architecture are also retained. Taking Li Deli and his wife's visit to Chongqing for business and living as a clue, the hall showcases old objects of daily life, vividly presenting Chinese and Western trade and customs during the port opening period. There is also a story exhibition titled "Re-tracing, Reshaping, and Retelling" in the exhibition hall, telling the story happened during the planning and construction of the Port Opening Heritage Park.

Moreover, the reporter found that more than a place with various historical exhibition halls, this park is also a brand new attraction for sightseeing, tourism, leisure and entertainment.

On the rooftop, you can see one of the ancient "Twelve Views of Bayu" – Bright Moon in the Dragon Gate and the unique urban transportation tool "Yangtze River Cableway"; overlooking the Yuzhong Peninsula from the viewing platform, you can enjoy a wide view of the river scenery; you can also climb up the Sichuan Intangible Cultural Heritage "Daoming Bamboo Weaving" tunnel and feel shocked by the collision between natural materials and modern art while walking on the traditional mountain city trail in Chongqing.
Guide to the Chongqing Opening Port History Museum

1. Opening hours:

In order to ensure the best visiting experience, the museum will be open from 10:00-17:00 (Stop entering one hour before closing), every Tuesday to Sunday (except national statutory holidays) as of May 31, and closed on Mondays.

2. Appointment method:

Method 1:

Search the mini program "重庆开埠遗址公园" (Chongqing Opening Port Heritage Park) on WeChat, enter the homepage and click on "Museum Appointment" to make an appointment;

Method 2:

Search and follow the official account "重庆开埠遗址公园" (Chongqing Opening Port Heritage Park) on WeChat, and click "Reservation" in the "Guest" menu to make an appointment.

3. Precautions:

Please make an appointment on the mini program 1 to 7 days in advance (including the same day).

To ensure the best visiting experience, the museum will receive no more than 15 people per session. Please make a separate appointment if the number is exceeded.

Reservations are required for all visitors. For minors, their guardians should make appointments for them. Please make sure that the ID Card number on your household register is filled out correctly. (Translated by Hu Chuanmin, Fathom Language Limited)