Tongnan (潼南) is a district of Chongqing Municipality. It lies about 108 km northwest of central Chongqing.
Understand
[edit]The main tourist attractions in Tongnan are the Dafo (Big Buddha) Temple and the old town of Shuangjiang.
Get in
[edit]By train
[edit]- 1 Tongnan Railway Station (潼南站), Zhanqian Avenue (站前大道) (bus nos. 202, 203 and 310). Tongnan’s only railway station has frequent train services from central Chongqing.
By bus
[edit]Tongnan can be reached by bus in about 1.5 to 2 hours from Chen Jiaping Bus Station and other long-distance bus stations in Chongqing.
Bus stations:
- 2 Tongnan Bus Terminal (潼南汽车客运总站), 369 Qiaonan Avenue (桥南大道369号) (bus nos. 101, 106, 107, 108 and 109), ☏ +86 23 44551374. Tongnan’s main bus station.
Get around
[edit]Most places of interest in Tongnan are accessible by public bus. Taxis are also available.
See
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- 1 Dafo Temple (Big Buddha Temple of Tongnan, 潼南大佛寺), Zitong Subdistrict (梓潼街道) (take bus no. 101 or 107), ☏ +86 23 4455296. 08:30-17:30. Just north of the downtown area on the Fuijiang River is the Dafo Temple. It is 30 min outside the downtown area along the winding river banks. The highlight is a large 18-m high Buddha carved into the rock and covered in gold. More Buddhist carvings can be seen on the cliffs outside the temple. Tourists are a rare occurrence at the temple and you will be greeted with great interest and excitement on the part of the locals. Free.
- 2 Tongnan Museum (潼南博物馆), 13 Dafo Road, Dafo Subdistrict (大佛街道大佛路13号) (a short distance south of the Dafo Temple), ☏ +86 23 44779001. 09:00-17:00, no entry after 16:30, closed on Mondays. Museum with exhibitions on the natural and human history of Tongnan. The star attraction is a 5-meter high, 28-meter long Mamenchisaurus skeleton, which is said to be the biggest sauropod dinosaur skeleton discovered in Asia. Free.
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[edit]- 1 Tongnan Konglead Hotel (重庆潼南劲力酒店), Area C, Longxin Zhongyang Street, 299 Jintian Road, Guilin Subdistrict (桂林街道办事处金田路299号隆鑫中央大街C区) (bus no. 206), ☏ +86 23 64489999. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00. A four-star hotel in Tongnan’s central business district. From about ¥300 per night.