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Chongqing City Guide: Inside China’s Cyberpunk City

Chongqing stands as one of China’s most emblematic megacities, where history and hypermodernity converge in dramatic fashion. Carved between the Yangtze and Jialing rivers, its steep topography and riverine geography have long shaped an urban identity known as the “Mountain City” (Shancheng) and the “Fog Capital” (Wudu).

Compared to a real-life cyberpunk city, the architectural language evolved in the vertical form of tunnels. Skyscrapers, multi-level roads, and sky bridges blend with the surroundings and rise as the 8D City or 3D Magic City.

A few notable urban features include a train line that passes through an apartment building, a complex tower connected through a horizontal sky bridge, rooftop shopping centers, and a pedestrian skywalk, reflecting the city’s urban form. Chongqing city lies in contradictions – representation of ancient yet futuristic, chaotic yet orderly, rugged yet refined. 

Here is the list of 10 extraordinary projects that highlight the cultural, innovative, and futuristic vision of Chongqing city:

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1. Chongqing Xinhua Bookstore Group Jiefangbei Book City Mixed-use Project

2. Raffles City Chongqing

3. Cuntan International Cruise Centre

4. Hongya Cave

5. Chongqing Greenland Clubhouse

6. Chongqing Art Museum

7. The Ring

8. Liziba Station

9. Lijia Smart Hall

10. Chongqing Gaoke Group Office

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