The traffic jams I witnessed in Chengdu were nothing compared to those of Chongqing. On the high cliffs above Changjiang, we passed the Great Changjiang Bridge where two typical Socialist realist-style statues stood. With 3 more persons from my Chongqing hosts, together with Xiao Zhu, I was brought on a car-ride around Chongqing. We crossed the river and were back to the city central again.
Most streets are narrow and they slope downwards.
Thus, Chongqing must be one of the few large cities in China where one don t come across a bicycle often. The lack of open space means that buildings here have to be multistoried, much more here than in Chengdu. The tall buildings, together with the mountainous setting, traffic jams and neon lights, made this city look a little like Hong Kong. I wanted to see Changjiang from a high point, and so my hosts brought me to a park where I was supposed to be able to see the Changjiang and the Chaotianmen docks, where the Changjiang and Jialingjiang meets. However, it rained very heavily, so heavy that neither could be seen.