Chongqing is a mountainous city, so the downtown of Chongqing is up there. It's actually at the top of the mountain. We can call it uptown. Highlight Riverside plank roads on the cliffs, the ancient temples under skyscrapers, the busy wholesale markets standing in sharp contrast to the fancy Raffles City, and the 25-story apartment buildings with no elevators but three exits on different levels... Even with tourism booming, most visitors will not find these places around Jiefangbei or Yuzhong ar