Two Rivers Tower
City-wide views.
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A park on the highest ridge of the Yuzhong peninsula, the heart of old Chongqing, called «Goose Ridge» because the narrow, steep ridge looks like a goose's neck. It began as the Li Garden, a villa built in 1909 by Li Yaoting, the first president of the Chongqing Chamber of Commerce, and became a public park after its restoration in 1958. Its best-known sight is the Liangjiang («Two Rivers») Tower, a seven-storey tower 41 m tall built in 1984 at about 380 m above sea level, which looks over the whole peninsula and the meeting of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers. There is also a Japanese-style garden for Chongqing's twin city of Hiroshima, and shows of tulips in spring and chrysanthemums in autumn. Entry is free and it is open from 8 am to 10.30 pm, and the tower is free from 8.30 am to 10 pm, per visitor guides. Evening is the best time to see the city lights from the top.
City-wide views.
A 1909 villa.
From the top.
Eling Main Street, Yuzhong District, Chongqing
Yes, both the park and the tower are free, and the tower opens from 8.30 am to 10 pm; it is one of the best places to see the meeting of the rivers and Chongqing's lights, per visitor guides.
