The city has more than 32 million inhabitants spread throughout gorges, hills, river basins, and tiered skylines. Chongqing is a living laboratory for planners and architects interested in high-density infrastructure, multi-level urbanisation, and the integration of human systems and landscape.
“In Chongqing, the ground floor could be on the 1st, 5th, or 10th floor, depending on which side you enter from”, says a local.
They used cable-car to travel too just like some other hilly cities.
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How the delivery guy find the address
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