Travelogue | A mountain city with a lot of flavours - Chongqing 90

Chongqing is a beautiful city

I want to take you

through the streets and alleys

To find the most authentic old hotpot

I want to walk you across the Jialing River and the 3 am Chiantongmen Bridge

The hidden charm
The city in the mountains, the streets in disarray

The hilly streets are filled with people in a hurry

Looking for the river and the end of life

Everything is arranged in the dark

The air around you is like an illusion

No matter where or when

A heavy fog lingers around the mountain town



The incomparable atmosphere
The mountain town has only summer and winter, not spring and autumn

It's either hot or cold

There is never a transitional season in between

In the middle of a sinkhole

In the face of nature's magic

All things are small

When you are the world





A style that overlaps with reality
In a city without a sea

There is a non-speaking Jialing River

Standing on the Chiantongmen Bridge

I look at the city in three dimensions

It's getting dark

The river's surface is lit up with stars

As the lights come on across the river

The whole world lights up

Hongya Cave is a little too beautiful to be true

In the curling fog

It seems that if you turn a corner, you'll come across Chihiro

A unique style
Graffiti Street at Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts

Exaggerated graffiti in distinctive colours are painted with abandon

A collision of new and classic here

Green creepers everywhere

Golden ginkgo leaves on the ground

Old red brick houses covered with signs of age

The world's largest graffiti street

A place where you can walk and forget about time





A confusing atmosphere
The mountain town is like a labyrinth where you can't turn back

Riding the light rail but it's like being on a rollercoaster

The city seems to be closer than ever

The city of mist seems to be the intersection of dreams and reality

The first day I came to the city I didn't want to leave




Spicy and fresh flavours
Sesame pepper, pepper, pepper and millet pepper

Chongqing people use each type of pepper to its fullest extent

The spicy aroma floats in the air of Chongqing all the time

The coldness in your body disappears with every bite

I guess this is what it means to be a native of Chongqing

The hot pot soup stays in your blood

Love you on every street in Chongqing






Chongqing is a city of change

It may look like a mountain city to you

It may seem like a foggy city to you, but it's cloudy and foggy

It may seem like a furnace to you because of its long hot summers

But there is more to it than what you see.