Shopping in Chóngqìng
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Guānyīn Qiáo
Ages ago on this spot, Guanyin, goddess of mercy, saved residents from a flood with a lotus bridge. Today, the only magic around here is how your money disappears. Pick up Italian boots in the Las Vegas Underground Sleepless Town and then skip over to the Hong Kong Center for American designer jeans. For brand names, check out Mào Yè Department Store.
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Hǒngyádòng
Built into the cliffs overlooking the Jialing, this massive complex is a Disney version of the tumbledown houses that once stood in its place. If you have just a day to try local food and pick up souvenirs, it's a fun place to wander around. The handicraft stalls are on the 3rd floor, and food is on the 4th.
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Chongqing Book City/Xinhua Bookstore
Six stories of printed matter and DVDs that will actually pass customs. A modest foreign-language collection (including English-Chinese novels straight off your high-school reading list) is on the 4th floor. Check out the treasure-trove of Chinese art prints on the5th.
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Good Eats Street
The drag for cheap eats is Good Eats Street, the stretch of Bayi Lu between Zourong and Zhonghua Lu. From stalls, carts and underground food courts, loudmouthed vendors dish up spicy noodles, clay-pot stews and beasties on sticks. Lines run deep on weekends.
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Carrefour
Gleaming mega-markets are cropping up all over town including a Wal-Mart out in the west 'burbs, but none beat this store's central location and wide assortment of envelopes, cheese and foot baths.
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Flower & Bird Market
The birds have long since flown, but the fragrant flowers and herbs that fill the alleys here lend a burst of colour to Chóngqìng's greyer days. Noodle joints also dot the lanes.
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Maison Mode
From its perch smack in the middle of Liberation Monument, the poshest department store in town hawks the world's most upscale labels (but for the usual price).
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Lǎo Chóngqìng Huàfāng
Funky impressions of old Chóngqìng that make great souvenirs of the city. You can pay thousands for some of the original paintings here, but small prints start at Y10. It's on the main strip in Cíqìkǒu Ancient Town.
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Kodak Express
Opposite Metropolitan Plaza, just north of Zourong Lu.
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