#Chongqing Yunyang Dragon Cylinder Scenic Area 2026 Latest Play Guide (Douyin Popular Play + Practical Guide) Yunyang Dragon Cylinder is a new top stream 5A scenic spot in Chongqing, known as "the last Shangri-La of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River" and "Xiaohua Mountain in Chongqing". The core is the 335-meter-deep "world's first cylinder" sinkhole + the world's longest cantilevered glass covered bridge. Whether it is a young person seeking excitement, a summer family or a geology enthusiast, you can have a good time. The following is a nanny-level strategy that combines Douyin's popular gameplay and official information: --- ##🚗 how to go the most convenient? ###1. Public transportation (recommended high-speed rail + bus) - Chongqing North Railway Station → Yunyang Station: High-speed rail takes about 1.5 hours, and the fare is about 120 yuan - After leaving the station: take bus No. 623/808 (2 yuan) to the county seat, and transfer to the Dragon Cylinder Scenic Bus; ** After the opening of Jianglong Expressway, it only takes 50 minutes for the high-speed rail station to reach the scenic spot **, saving half the time compared with before - You can also take the urban and rural bus line C1B at Yunyang North Bus Station directly to the gate of the scenic spot ###2. Self-driving - Chongqing main city: G42 Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway → Yunyang Lower Road → Navigation "North Gate of Yunyang Dragon Cylinder Scenic Area", the whole journey takes 4-5 hours - Departure from Wanzhou/Fengjie: about 1 hour - Parking: Free parking within half an hour in scenic spots --- 🎫 Tickets & Opening Hours (2026 Latest) ###ticket - Adult full ticket: 100 yuan/person (** Tickets are valid for 2 days **, you can continue to enter the next day if you can't finish playing) - Sightseeing ticket: 25 yuan/person (unlimited seating within 2 days, you must buy a large scenic spot!) - Online platform often discounts to 95 yuan, tickets + sightseeing car packages are about 120 yuan - Offer: - 50 yuan for half price: minors aged 6-18 and seniors aged 60-64 - Free: children under 6 years old/under 1.2 meters, elderly people over 65 years old, active duty soldiers, disabled people, veterans, etc - Yunyang annual ticket: 60 yuan/year for a single scenic spot, 100 yuan/year for a joint ticket for the four major scenic spots - Time-limited free tickets (adjusted annually): police, fire protection, teachers, medical care, etc.; Chongqing Jiulongpo/Liangjiang New District, Shandong Weihai, Jiangsu Suzhou/Changzhou/Xuzhou/Wuxi household registered tourists free of charge ###opening hours - Summer (5.1-10): 08:00-18:30, stop check-in 16:30 - Winter (10.8-4.30 the following year): 08:30-17:30, stop check-in 15:30 - Reservation: official account, Douyin, OTA platform can be reserved --- ##🔥 must play core attractions (Douyin clock in TOP) ###1. Cloud Corridor Bridge (Stimulate TOP1) - Built on a cliff at an altitude of 1106 meters, the cantilever length is 26.68 meters, and the vertical height is 718 meters. It is 5 meters longer than the Colorado Grand Canyon Covered Bridge in the United States. It is "the world's first cantilever glass covered bridge". - 900 tons of steel box girder, 9 tons per flat load, stepping on the foot is a kilometer cliff, Douyin's video of "soft legs clock in the air" and "hanging photo" is basically here - Play time: 30-40 minutes. It is recommended to go on sunny days. If the vision is good, it will be more shocking to shoot. ###2. Dragon cylinder sinkhole (geological wonder) - Oval karst sinkhole, long axis 325 meters, short axis 183 meters, depth 335 meters, ** The third deepest sinkhole in China and the fifth deepest sinkhole in the world ** - The rock wall is close to 90 degrees, and there are pine and cypress and ancient vines growing in the cracks. The bottom of the tank is green in all seasons. It is particularly shocking to stand by the pit and overlook it. Friends who like geology must take a closer look. - Play time: 1-1.5 hours ###3. Holding hands plank road + moon shadow plank road (Internet celebrity photo) - The glass + wooden plank road built on the cliff, of which the hand-in-hand plank road is a glass section, and the canyon is at the foot. Walking hand in hand with friends/objects is particularly atmospheric. The couple video of "holding hands over the plank road" on Douyin is super popular - Along the way, you will pass Yingyue Cave and Yuebi Pavilion, with a wide field of vision, and take pictures of canyon scenery beyond the film ###4. Monkey Stage - Wild macaque gathering place, lucky to meet a group of monkeys, be careful not to take plastic bags, do not tease monkeys, and avoid being robbed - If the weather is too hot, the monkey may not come out, so there is no need to wait ###5. Dragon Cave (optional) - 4800 square meters of karst caves, which contain naturally formed dragon beds, dragon chairs, and stalactites shaped like dragons, lions, elephants, and phoenixes, suitable for friends who like karst caves; if you have been to other large karst caves, you can skip them to save energy --- ##🗺️ classic play route (selected by physical strength) ###✅ Day Trip Essence Line (5-6 hours, suitable for most people) Visitor Center → Take a sightseeing car → ** Cloud Covered Bridge ** (play the most exciting first, there are few people in the morning, no need to queue up) → Dragon Cave → Changting Garden → Monkey Play Platform → ** Dragon Cylinder Sinkhole ** → Yingyue Cave → Moon Shadow Plank Road → ** Hand in Hand Plank Road ** → Rainbow Square → Take a sightseeing car back to the visitor center - Tip: Da'an Cave needs to climb a long staircase. The cave landscape is similar to Dragon Cave. It is not recommended to go there for those with average physical strength. ###✅ two-day tour depth line (suitable for slow play + summer) - Day1: North Gate Entrance → Yunduan Covered Bridge → Longdong → Monkey Platform → Dragon Cylinder Sinkhole → Stay in Qingshui Township B & B/Hotel, eat Tujia cuisine at night - Day2: Qishan Grassland (very close to the dragon tank, 4A scenic spot free of charge, super cool in summer more than 20 degrees, suitable for camping and horseback riding) → Stalagmite River cruise (round-trip 50 yuan, see the canyon scenery) → return ###✅ theme gameplay (officially recommended) - Passionate adventure line: focusing on cloud covered bridges, hand-in-hand plank roads, dragon tank sinkholes, suitable for young people who like excitement - Folk Culture Line: Visit Qingshui Tujia Township, live in stilted buildings, drink oil tea soup, dance hand dancing, and experience Tujia style - Romantic line: Qixi Festival building, holding hands plank road, moon shadow plank road, suitable for couples clock in, Qixi Festival may have activities before and after --- 🍜 Food & Accommodation Recommendations ###food - Local characteristics: Yunyang haggis, burnt hemp chicken, noodles (similar to wontons), Ciba, Yuquan moldy leather, bowl cake, dragon tank cloud mist tea - You can eat authentic Tujia cuisine in the agritainment of Qingshui Township around the scenic spot, and the price is not expensive ###Accommodation - If you want to play for two days, it is recommended to live in Qingshui Tujia Township, 1-5 kilometers away from the scenic spot: - Cost-effective: Nongxiangju Local Restaurant (integrating catering and accommodation, the only way to go from Longwan to Qishan Grassland), Golden Cave Villa (next to the mountain, there are natural caves that are very cool) - Comfort type: Yunyang Dragon Cylinder Doubletree Hotel (high-end resort hotel, with catering and meeting rooms) - Features: Grass Edge Holiday Homestay (in Qishan Grassland, there are rooms remodeled by fishing boats, bubble houses, and star rooms, suitable for parents and couples to watch the stars) --- ##⚠️ play precautions (Douyin tourists stepping on the pit summary) 1. ** Sunscreen! Sunscreen! Sunscreen! ** From July to August, most sections of the scenic spot have no shade, and the degree of sun exposure is full. Be sure to bring sunscreen, sun hat, and ice sleeves, and try to go in the morning (enter the park at 8 o'clock) 2. Wear comfortable sneakers! The scenic spot has to walk a lot throughout the process, and there are many plank roads and steps. Don't wear high heels or slippers. 3. Friends who are afraid of heights should not force themselves to play cloud bridges and glass plank roads, and do not jump or crowd on the covered bridges 4. You must buy the sightseeing car! The core area of the scenic spot is 17 square kilometers, and you can't finish it by walking. The sightseeing car can be taken unlimited times within 2 days, and each scenic spot has a station. 5. Do not feed monkeys casually, do not take transparent plastic bags, and avoid being scratched or robbed by monkeys 6. In summer, the mountain is 5-8 degrees lower than the main city, and it will be cool in the morning and evening. You can bring a thin coat. 7. Tickets are valid for 2 days. If you don't finish playing one day, you can continue to enter with the ticket the next day without buying again. --- ##💡 Douyin Popular Tips - It is recommended to wear bright clothes (red, white, yellow) for taking pictures of the cloud covered bridge, and compare it with the blue sky and green canyon. - The light is best at 4-5 pm on the plank road, and the backlight silhouette is very beautiful. - In summer, you can go camping on the Qishan grassland, watch the starry sky at night, and watch the sea of clouds in the morning. Many Douyin bloggers play this way - Scenic spot consultation phone number: 023-55533311 (note that there is one more phone number in the official information, you can actually call 114 to verify the latest number)