Built straight up into steep river hillsides, Chongqing feels like an engine-fueled cyberpunk maze. Monorail trains run directly through middle floors of apartment blocks, multi-story footbridges crisscross high above the streets, and riverboats light up the night while diners sweat over fiery local hot pots.
Chongqing
Chongqing has a talent for turning an ordinary day into something unexpectedly spectacular. You can spend the morning watching giant pandas munch bamboo, wander through old streets built into a steep hillside after lunch, and finish the evening watching hundreds or thousands of drones transform the night sky into a
Chongqing
Some cities are best explored by following their history. Others are all about food, architecture, or spectacular views. And then there’s Chongqing (重庆), where a perfectly ordinary afternoon can involve wandering through an old warehouse district, discovering a tiny shop in a residential lane, watching fish swim inside a
Chongqing
Chongqing is the kind of city that makes you question everything you know about getting around. You step out of a metro station expecting to find the street, only to discover that you’re already several floors above it. A road disappears behind a building and reappears on another level.