Yangtze River Cable car 重庆长江索道

One of the best way to view Chongqing is via the Yangtze River Cable car. Originally built as a everyday transport for locals to cross the river, it is now a popular tourist attraction as it offers unbeatable view of both side of the Yangtze River banks. To get to the cable car, one can take metro line 1 to Xiaoshizi station and the cable car is right next to the exit. After purchasing the ticket outside of the station, we proceeded upstairs to wait for the cable car.

乘坐重庆的长江索道是欣赏重庆风貌的最佳选择。重庆有原本有三条索道，以前是本地人过江和上山不可或缺的公共交通工具。现在只有长江索道还在行驶，而主要乘客也变成外来游客。长江索道离市中心不远，乘坐地铁一号线到小什字站下车，索道站就在地铁出口旁边。在索道站底下买票后，就可以上楼排队等车。

The cable car does not have seats, and it can fit about 20 people, so to get a good view, try to be the first or the last batch of people to go in so that you can stand next to the window. Chongqing is a city build in between mountains with a extremely hilly terrain. Therefore, dense high-rise buildings are a necessity to pack in the large population. High Rise apartment buildings are seen on both sides of the river banks, which is connected by one of the many bridges in the city. You can also see some traditional architecture here and there as well.

缆车厢里只有站位，可以容立大概二十人左右。如果想更好地欣赏玻璃窗外的风景，那么最好能挣取到最先或最后下车，要不然站在车厢中间就会看得没那么清楚。重庆是个山城，山多平地少，所以需要更多的高楼去支持庞大的人口。因此长江两岸都可以看见众多的高楼，偶尔也看到了传统的楼房，还可以看到连接两岸的东水门大桥。

After a short ride we arrived to the station on the opposite side of the river. From here we get a beautiful view of the Chongqing skyline. The Chongqing CBD lies on a peninsula, at the crossing between Jialing River and the Yangtze River, and so from this of the bank it looked like the city was on an island. To be honest, there were more skyscrapers then I expected as I have never associated Chongqing as a metropolis. But it is, and the skyline is comparable to more famous cities such as Hong Kong or Shanghai. After all, Chongqing is the most populous direct controlled administrative region of China.

几分钟后我们就抵达了对岸的索道站，从这里可以清楚看见重庆市中心渝中区的天际线。渝中区位于嘉陵江和长江交界，所以从这里看重庆市中心就像在一个岛上。重庆的市中心要比我想像中要繁华，可能是因为通常说大城市都只会想到北上广，其实重庆是人口最多的直辖市，所以其实非常繁华。

There is no good transportation option (for travellers) from this side of the river, so we took the cable car back to the CBD. On the way we chose to stand on the other side so that we get a different view. It was a rainy day, so the visibility was not great, but you can still see the skyline and the many boats going up and down the river.

从这边我们只能原路返回，乘坐索道回到市中心。回程时我们站了在车厢的另一边，以便欣赏长江另一边的风景。需然因为是下雨天能见度不高，可是还是可以看见远方的高楼和江中的船只。

As we approached the CBD station, we could observe the apartments along the river bank very closely and see how cramped they really are. It reminded me of the dense and cramped housing estates in Hong Kong.

当车厢接近市中心索道站时，我们可以近距离观察岸边的楼房。这些公寓房看上去非常挤，让我想起香港的公共屋邨。

Although the round trip across the Yangtze River on the cable only last about 10 minutes, it was worth every minute of it. It is the perfect way to know Chongqing for those who only have a short time in the city.

虽然乘坐长江索道全程来回只有十分钟，可是景色非常优美。如果你在重庆的时间不多，那么乘坐长江索道是个让人短时间内欣赏重庆风貌的好选择。

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