A few days ago I started writing a post about my two days in Chongqing. Somehow that post turned out longer than I had expected or wanted and I didn't even get to my time in the city; toward the end of it I had only just settled into my room out in the distant suburb surrounding the northern train station. The next day, I decided to venture into the smog and check … [Read more...]
The Largest City You’ve Never Heard Of
Somewhere in Western China, an enormous yellowish-brown cloud of smog generally referred to as Chongqing clings to the steep hillsides at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers. Hidden within are thousands of tall buildings and around 10 million people. As Chongqing is one of the fastest growing urban centers on earth (if not the fastest) that number has grown to 11 … [Read more...]