People's Great Hall

The Chongqing People's Great Hall, or Chongqing People's Auditorium, was constructed between the years 1951 and 1954, first known as the Sino-Soviet Building at the time and it resembles Beijing's Temple of Heaven in its appearance, particularly the dome, while the front entrance resembles that of the Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

The entire People's Great Hall is an expansive complex which is collectively made up of the People's Square, a grand auditorium as well as the People's Hotel, with its most striking feature being the upward-stretching, 55-metre building, supported by winged columns.

The huge square (plaza) in front of the building, which was erected in 1997, makes for an interesting recent addition to the Hall, which follows the East Wing, another recent addition, which was completed in 1986.

The People's Great Hall is intended to blend in with a collection of nearby attractions as well, including the Three Gorges Museum, where visitors to the People's Great Hall like to stopover to view some of the dinosaur skeletons, before enjoying the night light spectacle held at the People's Great Hall, which depicts a unique architectural style that is a mixture of Chinese and Soviet styles.

Some highlights of any trip to the People's Great Hall would naturally take the form of sightseeing, which is accompanied by a number of activities along the way, in the order of taking a tour of the building, visiting the Great Hall and then stopping over in the People's Plaza area for the evening light show, visiting the Three Gorges Museum in an attempt to gain some knowledge about the whole area's history, the Communist Revolution and even the Second World War, which is something that will give more meaning to your visit of the People's Great Hall.

Morning time attracts a lot of people to the People's Great Hall as well, in addition to the large evening crowds that usually come to enjoy the light spectacle or any performances that may be scheduled, but the morning crowd usually comes to just sit outside the Hall or go through their daily morning exercise and this probably makes for some extra authenticity added to the tourist's experience.

Entrance Fees: 5 Yuan per Person

Operating Times: 08:00 - 18:00

Ten busses in total service the People's Great Hall directly, namely Bus No. 104, 105, 112, 122, 132, 181 (mini-bus), 261, 265, 421 and 503 (mini-bus).