Chongqing Rongchang Relaxing Day Trip

🚄High-speed train (about ¥50/person) Rongchang is very close to the main city, just a 30-minute high-speed train ride away, with tickets costing around ¥50 per person. 👅Must-Try Food List 1️⃣Chicken Soup Bedcover Noodles—Aojiaxiang Bedcover Noodles (¥10/person) The noodles are served in a chicken soup base, with four uncles stretching the dough by the pot and aunties cooking and seasoning the noodles. Topped with minced meat sauce and peas, the bedcover noodles are chewy and pair perfectly with the minced meat. Follow it up with a sip of the chicken soup—absolutely delicious. 2️⃣Yellow Jelly Noodles (¥5/bowl) Any vendor makes it well! Made from peas, these semi-transparent noodles have a fine texture and lower water content compared to regular jelly noodles. Drizzled with spicy red oil, they offer a soft, pea-flour texture and the aromatic spice of chili oil—truly satisfying. 3️⃣Rongchang Braised Goose—Xiao Zheng Braised Goose, Xiao Xue Braised Goose (¥60/half) Rongchang braised goose is best enjoyed locally. The spices used are unique compared to regular braised dishes, giving it a special aroma. The meat is tender and juicy, with fat seeping out as you bite. Dipped in sauce, the combination of red oil and meat creates another layer of flavor on your palate. 4️⃣Sugar-Oil Glutinous Balls—Street Vendor Version (¥5/skewer) Made from glutinous rice flour mixed with water, these balls are fried in oil and coated with brown sugar. Fresh out of the pan, they’re crispy on the outside, soft and chewy inside, with a nostalgic brown sugar flavor that brings back childhood memories. 📷Photo Spots 1️⃣Grass Cloth Town (Free) Grass Cloth Town is small and can be explored in about 2 hours. It houses several museums and intangible cultural heritage shops. ✅Recommended: Rongchang History Exhibition Hall, Grass Cloth Museum. ✅Photogenic Spot: The courtyard of Rongchang History Exhibition Hall Rongchang History Exhibition Hall: Showcases Rongchang’s historical context and the immigrant culture of "Huguang Filling Sichuan." The fusion of people shaped Rongchang’s current cuisine (yellow jelly noodles, bedcover noodles, ai ba, lamb soup, Hakka sweet wine chicken). The exhibition notes that some existing architectural styles reflect Hakka immigrants. Grass Cloth Museum: Focuses on the history of linen, Rongchang’s specialty "grass cloth," and its folk culture, craftsmanship, and technological development. Made from hemp, grass cloth disappeared during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties due to war but was revived by Hakka immigrants who introduced new ramie varieties and techniques, creating "Rongchang Grass Cloth." Ancient folk customs, from weddings to funerals, relied on grass cloth, and folk songs depict women weaving hemp. 2️⃣An Tao Pottery Town (Free) As one of the "Four Famous Potteries" (officially recognized at the 1953 First Chinese Folk Crafts Exhibition), Rongchang pottery is renowned. An Tao Pottery Town is filled with various ceramics and artisans. The town is a bit far from the city center—you can take a bus or taxi, but first-time visitors are advised to take a taxi!