Twelve Views of Bayu () are popular scenic views in and around the city of

Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...

, China. Ba and Yu () are old names of Chongqing in Imperial times. Influenced by

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, people in Chongqing listed their own most beloved views during the reign of Tianshun Emperor of

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. Scenic views in the list changed throughout the history. Some scenic views appeared in earlier lists no longer exist in modern days due to the change of physical geography, landscapes and land-uses.

Original Eight Views

The first version of the list contains eight popular scenic views, the same number of views in the

Xiaoxiang Xiaoxiang (), also transliterated ''XiaoXiang'', ''Hsiao Hsiang'', and ''Chiu Chiang'', in some older sources, refers to the "lakes and rivers" region in south-central China south of the middle-reaches of the Yangtze River and corresponding, more ...

list. In the second year of Tianshun Emperor's reign (1453), people carved the list on to the bronze bell in Chongyin Temple (later renamed as Chang'an Temple), a former buddhism temple located at current Chongqing No. 25 Middle School's campus. The eight views on the original list are: * Jin Bi Xiang Feng (): Jinbi Mountain is the highest peak of Mountain Ba, and currently it is part of the Renmin Park in

Yuzhong District Yuzhong District () is the central district and heart of Chongqing municipality. It is the capital of the municipality and is also the political, economical, and entertainment center of the city of Chongqing. Located in the central portion of Yuz ...

. Jinbi literally means golden and blue. During

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, a governor of Chongqing built a hall with golden and blue tiles on top of the mountain. In

, another governor of Chongqing raised many species of flowers on the mountain and made the air there smells balmiest. * Hong Yan Di Cui (): Hongyan (now called Hongya, ) literally means waterful cliff. It is located near the riverside area of modern

and close to the Chongqing CBD. Today it is known for the clustered Diaojiaolou buildings. There is a cave on the cliff, and spring water flows out of the cave and drops down the cliff. * Long Men Hao Yue (): Long Men literally means Gate of Chinese Dragon. There used to be two giant rock in the near-shore shallow water of

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, on which there were two big Chinese characters ''Long Men'' carved in

. In clear nights, the inverted image of the moon will appear in between those two rocks and makes there to be a beautiful scene. It is now a part of Nanbin Park in

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. * Huang Ge Wan Du (): Huang Ge Ferry was a major ferry crossing the

and connecting the main town of

(today's

) and the Nanping Town (the core area of today's

) in previous times. Huang Ge is the local name of

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, a type of tree distributed in

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and

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. The

Shibanpo Yangtze River Bridge The Shibanpo Yangtze River Bridge () consists of a pair of prestressed concrete box girder bridges over the Yangtze River in Chongqing, China. The bridges carries 8 lanes of traffic on Jiangnan Avenue between the Nan'an District south of the Ya ...

replaced Huang Ge Ferry in 1980s, so that the ferry no longer exists. However, this scene is still manually preserved and become a part of Nanbin Park in 2005. * Fo Tu Ye Yu (): Fotu Pass was located to the west of today's Chongqing CBD area, close to Pipa Mountain Park and Eling Park, and it was an important military fort to defend Chongqing from the west in ancient times. Yeyu Temple was a major temple in Fotu Pass. Yeyu literally means ''raining at night''. Years ago, there was a rock in the front of Yeyu Temple, and water permeated out of the rock every night and made the air moist, as if it were rainy. As a result, people call the rock Yeyu Shi (Rock that raining at night) and called the temple Yeyu Temple. * Kong Dian Qiu Xiang (): In

, there was a

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temple in today's Chongqing No.29 Middle School's campus. During autumn, guihua flowers would be in full bloom and bring fragrance to the temple. * Jue Lin Xiao Zhong (): Juelin Temple, located in the forest of Lianhua Mountain in

, was built during

. Every morning, monks in the temple would ring the bell (just like any other monks in buddhism temples in China), and the sound of bell made people be joyful. In last years of

, the temple and the bell were destroyed in wars and chaos. In

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, the temple was rebuilt and turned to be even more glorious. It had its own

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, but the Jue Lin Xiao Zhong was removed from later lists. * Bei Zhen Jin Sha (): The northern town refers to the old Jiangbei Town (part of today's Jiangbei District). Jiangbei Town was located near the place where

Jialing River The Jialing River, formerly known by numerous other names, is a major tributary of the Yangtze River in the Sichuan Basin. It is named after the Jialing Valley in Feng County, Shaanxi through which it flows. The Jialing River's most notable c ...

merges into

. At the northern bank of where the two river merge, there is a sandy beach. Under the sun, sands on the beach shines like gold.

Traditional Twelve Views

Chongqing is a major city with diverse landscapes and culture. The original eight views were not able to present all popular scenic views in Chongqing. Therefore, the number of views in the list was later expanded from eight to twelve. The traditional twelve views of Chongqing was proposed in 1760 by Wang Erjian (), a county-level governor of Chongqing during the reign of

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. In the new list, three of former eight views were removed due to various reasons, and several other views in and around Chongqing were added. The twelve views in Wang's list are: * Jin Bi Liu Xiang (): The same view as Jin Bi Xiang Feng in the original list of eight views. See previous section. * Huang Ge Wan Du (): See previous section. * Tong Jing Xia Yuan (): Tongjing Valley is a series of river valleys in

Yubei District Yubei District (), literally meaning ''the north of Yu'' (with ''Yu'' being an abbreviation for Chongqing), is a district of Chongqing municipality, bordering Sichuan province to the north. Lianglu, which is a town administered by Yubei District, ...

, about 65 kilometers away from the downtown Chongqing. Yulin River and Wentang River cut through mountains and form several deep valleys. Since

, Tongjing Valley has been known for large numbers of monkeys living in that area. Currently, it is also known for

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. * Ge Le Ling Yin ():

Geleshan Geleshan () is a subdistrict in the Shapingba District of Chongqing, China. It is located 13.6 km west of Chongqing city centre. Demographics As of 2010, Geleshan has a recorded population of 41,674. The population consists of 21,045 fema ...

is a mountain range in today's

Shapingba District Shapingba () is a district of Chongqing, People's Republic of China, formerly known as Shaci District () during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Sino-Japanese War. It is one of the central parts of Chongqing and covers around 396 square kilometers, w ...

. Currently, this mountain is known for the Red Rock Village, a historic memorial site of

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. However, in

, this place was known for the heavenly sound on top of the mountain. The heavenly sound was created by wind blowing through forests in the valley. It made people happy and relaxed. * Yun Zhuan Feng Qing (): Yunzhuan Mountain is about 8 kilometers away from in today's

Ba'nan District Banan District (), formerly Ba County, is a district of Chongqing municipality. Geography and Climate Banan, situated in the south of Sichuan Basin, has a diversity of terrains including mountains, hills, wetlands and flood beds. The lowest point ...

. Yunzhuan Temple, constructed in the 7th year of

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's reign in

(1473), was a famous temple in this mountain. Chongqing is considered as one of the ''stove cities'' of China, where the temperature in summer is very high. However, people can always feel the cool breeze in Yunzhuan Temple due to its high altitude. Unfortunately, the temple was destroyed during the

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period (1966 - 1976). * Hong Ya Di Cui (): The same view as Hong Yan Di Cui in the original list of eight views. See previous section. * Hai Tang Yan Yu (): Haitang Creek is a minor tributary river of

. Originated in the South Mountain, Haitang Creek runs for about 30 miles and flows into the Yangtze. Before modern era, wild haitang flowers were clustered along the creek. In

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, a female poet

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travelled to Chongqing and visited Haitang Creek in a rainy spring day. She saw the beautiful scene of haitang flowers blooming in misty rain, and then wrote a poem called ''Haitang Creek'', which later made this scene popular. Today, there are no clustered haitang flowers along the creek any more, but a portion of the scene is preserved in Nanbin Park. * Zi Shui Xiao Deng (): This view is in

. Near the southern bank, the water of Yangtze flows over a series of rocks and reefs. Disturbed by those rocks, river water flows in a pattern that looks like the Chinese character ''Ba'' (), which is one of Chongqing's former names in ancient time. People was able to see this stream pattern from the southern bank. In the distance, the lamps and street lights of the northern bank are inverted in the river, and light up the character ''Ba''. The water stream pattern was weakened after the construction of

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which lifted the water level and slowed down the stream speed of Yangtze River in Chongqing However, the relic of this view is still preserved in Nanbin Park. * Hua Ying Xue Ji (): Huaying Mountain is a major mountain range in eastern edge of

Sichuan Basin The Sichuan Basin (), formerly transliterated as the Szechwan Basin, sometimes called the Red Basin, is a lowland region in southwestern China. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides and is drained by the upper Yangtze River and its tributa ...

. Chongqing is located in the range and valley province of Huaying Mountain. Chongqing's

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is about 30 degrees north and it is hard to see snow in downtown Chongqing. However, snow views were available in Huaying Mountain where the elevation is high. Therefore, the rare snow view of Huaying Mountain was listed as one of twelve views of Chongqing. * Jin Ling Yun Xia (): Jinyun Mountain is located in today's

Beibei District Beibei District () is a district in the Chongqing municipality, People's Republic of China. A satellite town in the north of central Chongqing, Beibei got its name because of the huge rock that extends to the middle of Jialing River, and is k ...

. It is one of major

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ranges embracing downtown Chongqing. Wang Erjian, the person who proposed this list of views, mentioned in his letter that he liked the evening view of the nine peaks of Jinyun Mountain, when those peaks were colored in rosy by the setting sun and the sunset glow. * Long Men Hao Yue (): See previous section. * Fo Tu Ye Yu (): See previous section.

1989 List of Twelve Views

In April 1989, Chongqing Evening News newspaper,

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and Chongqing Department of Parks and Gardens launched an activity that encouraged Chongqing residents to propose a new version of twelve views. This activity lasted for one year. In 1990, the new list of twelve views of Chongqing was released by the Evening newspaper: * Da Zu Shi Ke (): It is one of the most popular grottos in China. It was constructed in the 7th century and located in

Dazu County Dazu District () is a district of Chongqing, China, bordering Sichuan province to the northwest. It is where the famous Dazu Rock Carvings, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located. Dazu Lotus Manor is a tourist attraction with many lotus plant ...

of Chongqing. Now it is a

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. * Shan Cheng Deng Hai (): It refers to the night view of modern downtown Chongqing. Mountain city is the nickname of Chongqing. * Si Mian Fei Pu (): Simian Mountain is a popular tourist attraction near Chongqing. * Jin Ling Yun Xia (): See previous section. * Bei Quan Wen Yong (): Chongqing is also known as Hot Spring City of China. There are hundreds of hot springs in and around downtown Chongqing. Among them, four are most popular: Northern Hot Spring, Southern Hot Spring, Eastern Hot Spring and Tongjing Hot Spring. The Northern Hot Spring is a part of Wenquan Si (), which was constructed in the year of 423, during

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. In 1927, Lu Zuofu turned this temple into a park open to public. * Nan Shan Zui Hua (): South Mountain is located in southeastern edge of downtown Chongqing, and it is known for gardens with hundreds of flower species. This view is well preserved in

Nanshan Park Nanshan (, literally "South rnmountain ), is a common place name in China and adjacent areas: Geographic locations China ; Topographic features * Nanshan, another name for the Nanling Mountains of southern China * Nanshan Mountains (Shenzhen) ...

and South Mountain Botanical Garden. * Ge Le Ling Yin (): See previous section. * Tong Jing Xia Yuan (): See previous section. * Chang Hu Lang Yu (): Located in

Changshou District Changshou () is a district in Chongqing, China, located by the Yangtze river, with a history spanning several thousand years. Changshou is from the Yuzhong District of downtown Chongqing. Administrative divisions Changshou District administ ...

of Chongqing, Changshou Lake is the largest water body by size (65.5 square kilometers) in Chongqing Municipality. The lake is known for hundreds of islands, one of which looks like the character ''Shou'' (). * Du Diao Zhong Yuan (): This view refers to the historical

Diaoyu Fortress The Diaoyucheng (), or Diaoyu Fortress, is a fortress located on the Diaoyu Mountain in Heyang Town, Hechuan District, Chongqing. It is known for its resistance to the Mongol armies in the latter half of the Song dynasty. History The death ...

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. Diaoyu means ''angling'' or ''fishing''. The fortress played a leading role in the war between

and

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. When every where else lost to Mongols, Diaoyu Fortress still stood and fought. In 1259, Mongol leader

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was killed in a battle near the fortress, and that forced Mongol soldiers to withdraw from

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and

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. * Nan Tang Xi Qu (): The southern pool here refers to the Southern Hot Spring, another popular hot spring of Chongqing. * Chao Tian Hui Liu (): This view refers to Chaotianmen () and the harbor and square next to it. It is the easternmost city gate of old Chongqing. Outside of the gate is the point where

flows into

2006 List of Twelve Views

In 2006, Chongqing Evening News newspaper launched another activity to propose the current version of twelve views. This time, the Evening newspaper released two separate lists. One for natural scenes only, and another for human landscapes.

Natural scenes

* A Yi Xiu Shui (): This view refers to the Ayi River in

Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County () is an autonomous county for the Miao and Tujia people located in southeastern Chongqing, China, bordering Guizhou province to the south and southwest and Hubei province to the northeast. It is away from ...

. * Chang Hu Lang Yu (): See previous section. * Fu Rong Di Cui (): See

Furong Cave Furong Cave () is a karst cave located on the banks of the Furong River, from the seat of Wulong District, Chongqing, People's Republic of China. History First discovered by local farmers in 1993 the cave was opened to tourists in 1994. It beca ...

. * Hei Shan You Gu (): This view refers to the Black Mountain Valley in

Wansheng District Wansheng District () is a former district of Chongqing Municipality, China. In October 2011, Wansheng was merged into Qijiang County to form the new Qijiang District Qijiang District () is a district of Chongqing, China, bordering Guizhou prov ...

. * Nan Quan Xi Qu (): The same view as Nan Tang Xi Qu in the 1989 list. See previous section. * Si Mian Fei Pu (): See previous section. * Tian Sheng San Qiao (): See Three Natural Bridges. * Wu Shan Qi Xia (): It refers to

Wu Gorge Wu Gorge (), sometimes called Great Gorge (), is the second gorge of the Three Gorges system on the Yangtze River, People's Republic of China. Formed by the Wu River, it stretches from Wushan to Guandukou, and is located downstream of Qutang ...

(one of the

Three Gorges The Three Gorges () are three adjacent gorges along the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, in the hinterland of the People's Republic of China. With a subtropical monsoon climate, they are known for their scenery. The "Three Gorges Scenic A ...

) of

, the Lesser Three Gorges of Daning River, and the Little Lesser Three Gorges in Wushan County. * Tong Jing Wen Tang (): It refers to hot springs in Tongjing Valley, the same place of Tong Jing Xia Yuan in previous sections. * Qian Jiang Qi Hai (): This view refers to the Xiaonanhai (literally: Little South Sea) National Geopark in

Qianjiang District Qianjiang District (), formerly Qianjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, is a district (formerly an autonomous county), in the southeastern part of Chongqing, China, bordering Hubei province to the east and northeast. While it is governed as a d ...

. It is a barrier lake formed in an earthquake in the 6th year of

Xianfeng Emperor The Xianfeng Emperor (17 July 1831 – 22 August 1861), or by temple name Emperor Wenzong of Qing (), given name Yizhu (), was the eighth Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the seventh Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigned from 1850 t ...

's reign of

(June 1856). The earthquake was of magnitude 6.3 on

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, and it brought down rocks from nearby mountains and dammed the river. The earthquake dam is 1170 meters long, 1040 meters wide and 65 meters tall. The lake is 5 kilometers long and 2.9 square kilometers in size. * Jin Fo Cui Wei (): It refers to the

Mount Jinfo Jinfo Shan (''Golden Buddha Mountain'', Jinfoshan, Chin Shan, Jinfushan, Chin fu shan, chin fo shan, Chinese: 金佛山), the highest peak of Dalou Mountains, located in the upper reach of the Yangtze River, is situated in Nanchuan District, the ...

, a

Nanchuan District Nanchuan () is a district and former county of Chongqing, China, bordering Guizhou Guizhou (; Postal romanization, formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in the Southwest China, southwest region of the China, People's ...

. * Huang Shui Lin Hai (): Huangshui is a small town in

Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County Shizhu Tujia people, Tujia Autonomous County (), or Shizhu County for short, is located in southeastern Chongqing, China. It is south of the Yangtze River, and borders the Chongqing divisions of Pengshui County to the south, Fengdu County to the s ...

. It is known for the Huangshui National Forest Park established in 1998.

Human Landscapes

* Chao Tian Hui Liu (): See previous sections. * Ci Qi Gu Zhen (): See Ciqikou. * Shan Cheng Ye Jing (): It refers to the night skyline of Chongqing viewed from Single Tree Vista. * Cai Yun Bai Di (): This phase is derived from a poet written by

Li Bai Li Bai (, 701–762), also pronounced as Li Bo, courtesy name Taibai (), was a Chinese poet, acclaimed from his own time to the present as a brilliant and romantic figure who took traditional poetic forms to new heights. He and his friend Du F ...

. It refers to the landscape of

Baidicheng Baidicheng or Baidi Fortress is an ancient fortress and temple complex on a hill on the northern shore of the Yangtze River in China, 8 km east of the present day Fengjie County seat in Chongqing municipality. Overview The name ''Baidicheng ...

ancient temple complex in

Fengjie County Fengjie County () is a county of Chongqing Municipality, China. It is on the Yangtze River; located within a couple hundreds kilometers upstream from the Three Gorges Dam, it is within the dam's affected area. The county's most famous geograp ...

. * Da Zu Shi Ke (): See previous sections. * Han Feng Xin Cheng (): Hanfeng, a township of

Kai County Kaizhou District (), formerly known as Kai County, Kaixian or Kaihsien () is a district under the jurisdiction of Chongqing Municipality, in southwestern China, bordering Sichuan province to the west. It has an area of 3,959 square km. As of th ...

, was originally located near the

valley. The construction of

lifted the water level of Yangtze River, and the old Hanfeng was submerged underwater. The government built a brand new and better planned town of Hanfeng at a higher place. * Ming Bei Jin Jie (): It refers to

Jiefangbei Jiefangbei CBD (), also known as Jiefangbei Business Walking Street (), is the ultra-dense, urbanized downtown core and one of several central business districts of Chongqing, China. It is anchored by a large pedestrian mall with a landmark monum ...

and the square around it. It is the most important landmark of Chongqing. * Xi Tuo Tian Jie (): Xituo is a well-preserved ancient town in

. The ''Tianjie'' (heavenly street) of Xituo is known as ''Number One Street of Yangtze River Valley'' and the ''Street Museum of Architecture''. Across the Yangtze River from the street, the

Shibaozhai Shibaozhai () is a hill along the bank of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) in Zhong County, Chongqing, China. This rocky and craggy hill has extremely steep sides and is about tall. On the river side is a red pavilion which leans against the si ...

stands there. * Diao Yu Gu Cheng (): The same view as Du Diao Zhong Yuan in the 1989 list. See previous sections. * Hong Yan Feng Bei (): See Red Rock Village. * Shi Bao Qiong Ge (): See

. * Feng Du Gui Cheng (): See

Fengdu Ghost City Fengdu Ghost City (, originally ) is a large complex of shrines, temples and monasteries dedicated to the afterlife located on the Ming mountain, in Fengdu County, Chongqing municipality, China. It is situated about downstream from Chongqing o ...

Gallery

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