I first went to Chongqing in the nineties. Thee was then just a few high rises jutting out from the standard seven storey blocks that exemplified China at the time. The Peoples Assembly Hall, 1.00 minutes into the video, was built around the early fifties just to exemplify the Communist takeover of China, it virtually bankrupted the city that was on its knees after the War of Liberation. Then, it was the largest building in Chongqing.
I was back in the early 21st century to see that they were getting their act together and swathes of city were being rearranged for the NEW CHONGQING.
I was there again earlier this year and by then I was used to the explosive expansion of Chinese cities. Chongqing has it in Hearts, Shanghai has it in Spades