Chongqing/Beibei

Beibei is a district of Chongqing.

• 29.83122106.437171 Beibei Art Museum (北碚区美术馆), 26 Gongyuan Village (公园村26号) (About 580 meters northeast of Beibei Station on Metro Line 6. After exiting the station, walk northeast down Zhongshan Road, then turn right when you come to Jingning Road), ☏ +86 23 68274448. Tue-Sun: spring and winter: 09:00-17:00, summer and autumn 09:00-19:00. Free.  (updated Jul 2018)
• 29.807913106.3894452 Beibei History and Culture Museum (北碚历史文化陈列馆, 北碚博物馆 Beibei Museum), 77 Yunqing Road (云清路77号) (about 1 kilometre northwest of Zhuangyuanbei Station on Metro Line 6), ☏ +86 23 68325828. 09:00-17:00, closed on Mondays. Free.  (updated May 2019)
• 29.82175106.4043 Chongqing Natural History Museum (重庆自然博物馆), 398 Jinhua Road (金华路398号) (bus routes 560, 580, 583, 590 and 592; you may catch bus 560 or 583 from the Zhuangyuanbei Metro Station on Line 6), ☏ +86 23 60313777. Tue-Sun 09:00-17:00, no entry after 16:00. One of the largest natural history museums in China. It is particularly noteworthy for its impressive collection of dinosaur skeletons. Free.  (updated Apr 2018)
• 29.83635106.378644 Jinyun Mountain National Nature Reserve (Jinyunshan National Nature Reserve, 重庆缙云山国家级自然保护区), Jinyun Road (缙云路) (take a train to Beibei Station on Metro Line 6; after exiting the station, head west to Beiquan Road (北泉路) and catch bus no. 520 from the Wulukou (五路口) bus stop), ☏ +86 23 68224497, office@jinyunshan.com. 07:00-18:00. ¥15.  (updated Jul 2018)

• 29.86093106.411321 Northern Hot Springs Park (北温泉风景区, 北泉风景区, 北温泉公园), State Highway 212 (212国道旁边) (take a train to Beibei Station on Metro Line 6; after exiting the station, head west to Beiquan Road (北泉路) and catch bus no. 510, 511, 518, 520 or 556 from the Wulukou (五路口) bus stop), ☏ +86 23 68222526 (park), +86 23 68226666 (resort). 08:00-17:00 (park), 10:00-22:00 (resort). For around 1600 years, this area has been a popular bathing spot as well as an important religious site for followers of Buddhism. In the late 2000s, the hot springs were controversially commercialised and brought under the control of the Bolian Resorts Group (柏联酒店集团). Fortunately, some sections of the old park have been preserved, including the historic Hot Springs Temple (温泉寺). ¥10 to visit the park, a minimum of ¥308 to bathe in the hot springs.  (updated Jul 2018)
• 29.86167106.830932 Tongjing Hot Springs (统景温泉), 66 Jingquan Road, Tongjing Town (统景镇景泉路66号) (direct buses to the hot springs depart from the Hongqihegou Bus Station, which is just outside Exit 1 of the Hongqihegou Metro Station at the intersection of Lines 3 and 6; the direct buses depart only at 10:00, though there are also other buses that depart at 18:00 and stop at Tongjing Bus Station, which is about 1.5 km from the hot springs), ☏ +86 23 67288333. 09:00-23:00. ¥118 from Monday to Thursday, ¥148 from Friday to Sunday.  (updated Jul 2018)