Luohan Temple

"Luohan" is the Chinese interpretation of Buddha disciples referring to people who have relieved themselves from the psychological bondage of greed, hate and delusion. This Luohan Temple was built during the Song Dynasty, destroyed twice and rebuilt, first in 1752 and again in 1945. Some 70 monks once lived here, though today less than 20 are in residence. The temple's chief attraction is the collection of 500 painted clay Luohan figures in various exaggerating poses. There is also a good vegetarian restaurant that is associated with the temple.

The temple is located in the downtown area of Chongqing.

Admission fee: 2 yuan/person

The South Hot Spring Park

The South Hot Spring Park is 26km away from urban Chongqing with 12 well-known natural attractions, including Fairy Cave, the Waterfall on the Crag and Floral Stream. It covers a large area of some 400 acres and is filled with beautiful flowers along rambling brooks to make it an ideal place for enjoying fishing among the solitude of nature.

The hot spring rises from the Jianwen Peak nearby with a water temperature of 38 degrees centigrade.

As the legend is told, a runaway child-bride during the Ming dynasty could not bear the persecution of her husband and followed the Taoism here to finally became a fairy. Another tale claims that when the fairy freshened up by the waterfall, she was knocked into the stream by a shepherd child but flew away. Hence comes the name of Fairy Cave.