Do you need to book Baidicheng & Qutang Gorge in advance?
Yes — Baidicheng & Qutang Gorge in Chongqing runs on real-name advance reservation. We could not confirm whether a foreign passport is accepted — check before you rely on it. Book on the official channel linked below — there are no authorised resellers.
Verified 2026-06-11 · rules change; confirm on the official channel before you travel
The booking rule, in detail
- Reservation
- Required in advance
- Foreign passport
- We could not confirm whether a foreign passport is accepted — check before you rely on it.
- Official channel
- http://www.bdcqtx.com/
How a foreign visitor actually books it
5A scenic area in Fengjie with an official ticket-reservation site (门票预约) and a WeChat booking account. Capacity-limited, so book ahead. The site offers EN/KR/JP portals, but ID/passport handling on the official booking channel is not stated — verify on site.
What else to know
Open daily 07:40, ticket sales stop 17:00, entry stops 17:30, closes 19:00. Nearby Three Gorges Summit (三峡之巅) and Longqiao River are linked sub-areas with their own notices/closures (cableway maintenance occurred).
If the official channel does not work
The two reliable fallbacks are your hotel front desk, which books these through domestic apps every day, and the on-site manual window where one still exists. What does not work is buying from someone who approaches you or from a marketplace listing: entry is real-name, so a ticket registered to another person’s ID will not admit you. The mechanics are in buying tickets the official way and booking without WeChat.
Other Chongqing sights that need booking
Full city context, hotels that register foreigners, and what to eat: Chongqing guide. Release times across every city we track are in Reservation Radar.