LandmarkYuzhong Peninsula West: Liziba, the Three Gorges Museum, the Great Hall and Hongyan
CHONGQING PEOPLE'S GREAT HALL AND PEOPLE'S SQUARE · RENMIN DALITANG
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VERIFIED2026.09.22Yuzhong Peninsula West: Liziba, the Three Gorges Museum, the Great Hall and Hongyan · 29.564°N 106.550°E
TicketedClosure day
The 1954 assembly hall that Deng Xiaoping's Southwest government built as a Temple-of-Heaven lookalike: a 55 m peacock-blue dome over a 4,206-seat auditorium, flanked by two wings and a four-star hotel, on a base of imperial stairs (municipal government). The exterior and the square in front are free and open all day — the square is where the district does its evening dancing. Going inside is a paid tour of the auditorium, 8:00-18:00 with last entry 17:30 (municipal government, 2024); the ticket is ¥8 (the city's A-level scenic-spot list to December 2025 and its 2019 price table; the listings agree; the 2008 and 2013 price orders had it at ¥10 — the hall's own site prints no figure).
Hours8:00-18:00, entry to 17:30; square open all dayVerified · 2024-09Source ↗
ClosedNo fixed day; closed during sessions and performancesVerified · 2026-09Source ↗
IDValid ID required; passport handling is unconfirmed.Verified · 2013-09Details ↓Source ↗
Address173 Renmin Road, Yuzhong District (渝中区人民路 173 号), east side of People's Square, opposite the Three Gorges MuseumVerified · 2024-09Source ↗Navigate ↗
EntranceLine 10 Dalitang station (大礼堂站), about 200 m — opened January 2023 (municipal government; distance per OSM); or Line 2 Daxigou exit A then about 510 m on foot (municipal government); or Line 2/10 Zengjiayan / Line 3 Niujiaotuo about 10 minutes. Visitor ticket office at the front steps; the hotel and wings have their own doors
Last verified 2026-09-22
How to book
Walk-up ticket at the hall: A-level scenic spots have been booking-free since 25 July 2024 (city culture and tourism commission; the hall is on the 4A list) and the hall's own site prints no booking page; the local listing (Bendibao) also names an official mini-program 重庆市人民大礼堂 for advance bookingVerified · 2024-07Source ↗
ID details
Valid ID required; passport handling is unconfirmed. Not stated by the hall; the 2013 price order gives half price to 60-70s and free entry to over-70s, the disabled and servicemen 'with valid documents' (the listing says free over 65)
Paying on site
Front steps → ticket window → auditorium foyer and hall (when no event). The hall's site prints no price; the city's A-level scenic-spot list (to Dec 2025) prints 'peak 8, off-peak 8', its 2019 price table lists ¥8 and the local listing says ¥8 adult, ¥4 half price for 7-18s, students and 60-64, free under 6 and over 65 (Bendibao, undated).
Beat the crowds
The square is busiest at dusk when the dancing starts and the dome lights come on; the interior is a 15-minute look and rarely a queue. On public holidays the police expect the streets round here to jam 8:00-19:00 (Yuzhong police, Sept 2025) — arrive by metro.