Chongqing Chiyou Jiuli City (Admission Ticket / Wujiang Gallery Cruise)

Located in Pengshui, Chongqing, Chiyou Jiuli City is a sacred site for Miao culture, where nine majestic gates stand tall, each carved with Chiyou legends and Miao totems, symbolizing the glory and faith of the Jiuli tribe. Ascend the 99-meter-high Jiuli Palace, where a complex of stilt houses and courtyards reaches toward the sky; when the lights come on at night, the entire city transforms into a 'celestial palace,' dreamlike and ethereal. Strolling through, you can touch the bronze weapons in the Chiyou Hall, listen to intangible cultural heritage songs and dances at the Miao Opera House, or even participate in an authentic 'blocking the door' wine ceremony—the songs of the Miao girls and the warmth of the rice wine will instantly immerse you in the thousand-year-old splendor of the Miao people.

For another way to explore, take the Wujiang Gallery cruise—the Jiuli Cruise Ship—which will take you through the 'thousand-mile Wujiang River, hundred-mile gallery.' The cliffs on both sides stand like screens, the river water is as green as jade, dotted with Miao villages, and folk songs drift on the breeze. Inspired by Miao stilt houses, this cruise ship features a bull totem on its bow that tells the story of ancient beliefs.