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Learn the secrets of authentic Sichuan hotpot from spice masters. Create your own hotpot base from scratch using doubanjiang, dried chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, and beef tallow. Take home your personalized spice blend.
Combine two Chongqing essentials — hotpot and rivers — on a unique dinner cruise. Enjoy authentic Chongqing hotpot while sailing along the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers, with panoramic views of the illuminated cityscape.
Watch 'Glamorous Chongqing', the city's spectacular drone light show launched in April 2025, where thousands of synchronized drones form glowing skylines, hotpot bowls and light-rail trains above the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers. In June 2025 the show set a Guinness World Record with 11,787 drones in the air at once. With around 90 shows a year, typically on Saturday nights, the best free viewing spots are Chaotianmen Square, the Nanbin Road riverside promenade and the area near Hongya Cave.