Building China’s Megacity, Chongqing (含中文字幕)
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- Boasting epic megacities such Shenzhen and Shanghai, or Xian and Beijing, China is a country famed for its rapid development and impressive architecture, both modern and ancient alike.
Yet few outsiders have ever heard of its Western megacity, Chongqing, a metropolis that has quite literally exploded upwards in recent years. Across the city, skyscrapers tickle the heavens and the skyline is dominated by both funky architectural creations and practical pieces of infrastructure alike.
Impressed as I was by Chongqing’s epic buildings, after speaking to a number of residents I discovered that the city is brimming with life from top to bottom and it is worth exploring some of the overlooked parts of the city.
In the back alleys and dark corners, I discovered a number of hidden architectural gems and met a whole host of colourful characters, who taught me to look beyond the obvious.
This film is a celebration of the many faces, both human and structural, of this great Chinese megacity and takes a look at how this architectural miracle came to be.
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This is the city where I was born and grew up. Over the past 40 years, I have watched the rapid and vigorous development of this city. I love the people here and deeply love this city.
Wow! That is awesome I bet it has changed a lot.
There is a cyberpunk vibe to this city, love it
Amazing infrastructure.....Also connected with Real culture.....china is Growing ❤️.....
Amazing architecture, that was cool you met the developer, wow you're brave not me no no no no that glass viewing platform OMG, when I started watching the video I said "Is that the city where the subway goes through the building?", yes it is very cool
Yeah it was a really great trip! hahaha it was so scary I just tried not to look down ahah
Beautiful Chongqing 🇨🇳
That shot at 9:51 of the People's Hall is just beautiful! Well-done!
Thanks a lot!
Amazing city, can't get enough of her👍
We loved it!
This is just not a video but art in itself!!!
Thank you that is very kind!
Your videos are QUALITY.
Thanks a lot!
Your Videos deserve more views.
Aw thanks!
Wow 🤩 great views!
Thank you for a great video. Many awesome shots. Just last year, Hongyadong was flooded. It's back!
Nice shots of train thru building.
Recommended future ... I love nature ... Jiuzhaigou, Yading, Yubeng, Niubeishan and Siguniang
The best video about Chongqing！！
Thanks a lot!
A M A Z I N G VIDEO!!! I'm inspired to explore CQ tomorrow for the Dragon Boat Festival!!! BIG THANKS!!!
I thought it was really cool how you were able to leverage those drone shots to really emphasize the 3D nature of Chongqing. The feeling of many layers and richness and depth came through very well. I've gotta go see Chongqing for myself now haha. Awesome video, keep up the great work!! :)
Thanks a lot! It really is a 3D city I was very impressed with it.
Awesome video, very nice shots and editing too.
When I saw the thumbnail, I thought you were back to Chongqing again! Seriously, you two should move there, and live the entire life there!
hahaha no we still had some content left to put out. We have been trying to stagger it since we went as we shot so much.
Nico please do video's on ancient rustic water town like Lijiang near the Himalaya's mountains.. that place looks so amazing.. want to see your angles on that place today..
Yeah I think it would be a good contrast to show some of the older cities in comparison.
Superstar actor/dancer/singer/visual artist Sean Xiao (Xiao Zhan) proudly hails from this hidden metropolis.
I forgot to mention social media influencer and geopolitical commentator Carl Zha was born there in Chongqing before migrating to the US.
Outstanding video! Great views and insights of Chongqing, I hope I can visit again soon
this city has a hong kong vibe to it. fascinating architecture and atmosphere.
Your video editing is very professional :) Take that BBC :)
This video is too short but great work Nico.
This is my hometown, I have been trying to advertise my hometown to as many people as I can. It is nice to see my city starts to attract some international attention for its amazing architecture. BTW, Nico I watched your video on Chongqing food. As a local, I have to say the things you had aren't exactly authentic. I highly recommend 九村烤脑花 for Chongqing BBQ and 李串串 for spicy skewers. If you ever come to Chongqing again, I also recommend you to traverse outside of the city centre, to places like Wulong and Dazu. I would love to show you around, but I am stuck in the UK for now._(:з」∠)_ Hopefully, I can get back home next year.
there are at least one government funded org does the PR part, iChongqing and another vlog Chengdu plus. you just haven't looked at the right plae.
@@willengel2458 Still, I think when most people think of China, the cities pop up in their mind are the top tier cities. Even in China, Chongqing only started to attract major attention in recent years due to appearance in several films. When people ask me which city I am from, I have to say Southwest of China because I know they won’t know Chongqing, if they ask in detail now I probably will show Nico’s video.
Thanks for the tips! Yes we were there for a week and it was still not long enough! We would love to go back. I do agree, I hadn't heard of it before I came to China but it is probably one of my favourite cities now!
love the cyberpunk intro music
Not the whole new video about chongqing but kudos to editor to make it feel different with old record, what make this country charming is the different layer/face that present, every cities look alike yet different
Fantastic post!
Chongqing CITY IS sooo COOOL!.
Indeed
Nice shot!
I heard everyone is very lean in Chongqing, from walking up and down the stairs everyday. Is that what you saw?? Love your videos!
Haha yeah that wouldn't surprise me!
Wow, beautiful Chongqing!
Indeed it is!
Good job👍
Its just so cool
I recently found your channel and love the content! Great job :D
Another great video added to “amazing cities” series after the recent Qungdao one. Nice piece of art Nico. As for some famous city destinations, why not try Chengdu? Although controversially competing with Chongqing in the southwestern region of China, I’d love to hear what you have to say :)
Thanks a lot! We would love to go but just haven't found the time yet.
extraordinary episode！
Thanks a lot!
you r so open mind, admire from Canton
Great video as always ❤️
Thanks a lot!
High quality writing and video
Thanks for your great videos, 👍😀, keep up the great work!
Thanks for watching!
Love from Chongqing!
I keep wondering just how come many Chinese cities are so huge size-wise, it's just beyond my imagination the scale of efforts it took to build and expand these cities in just a number of decades.. I mean like there are dozens, if hundreds of them!!😳😱
Take Chongqing for example, a massive municipality with 82,403 km² of area and is *made up* of numerous city districts, towns, and rural areas. What we often see on so many videos, including this one, is the main downtown Chongqing, which itself is already over twice as big as Luxembourg and I'm sure a first-timer coming from any European country will probably have difficult time with that lol😂
Yeah it is really mind blowing the size and scale of some of these cities.
hahaha，maybe there one reason is that we have the largest population in this world?anyway,welcome and experience it!
@@user-mo4jh9uw1b China's population growth was twice the US' rate from 1955-'80 and by 1980, China's population was *four times and quarter* larger than US. It's mind-blowing knowing your country was far behind US in terms of wealth and economic prosperity at the time esp. back in 50s, yet today she's risen up as global economic power that shocks the US and its Western allies!
@@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435 Ha ha ha, thank you for your praise! And there is still a big gap between China and the United States and western developed countries, especially in high-tech industries such as semiconductors. Many industrial rules are still made by Europe and the United States, and the power of discourse is also controlled by the West. Chinese people have no channels to make their voices heard.
At the same time, China is also facing a widening gap between the rich and the poor, and the split between urban and rural people,Young people are under increasing pressure….
Hope the government can solve these problems in the days to come.and I am a mediocre person who can only pick problems but cannot solve them.,not as good as those engineers, scientists and politicians, and have no contribution to the country, so to support them and believe them is the only thing I can do.This is also the idea of most people, just watching and do not mess up.😂
Great video !
Glad you enjoyed it
great video!
Thanks!
Damn ur voice and accent is so nice .... 😁😁👍👍
Thanks a lot!
@@Nicofilms British girls look good 😁😀😂
Have you been to Harbin (哈尔滨)? It is a city with Russian-style architecture, in the north-east of China. In winter there are exhibitions of ice sculptures. And the food there is delicious! I love Tie Guo Dun 铁锅炖. Dalian (大连) is very beautiful as well.
ChongQing is perhaps the most interesting city in China. Amazing landscape and good mixture of new and old buildings
Yeah I think it is too!
truly incredible....
厉害哦，火锅连锁是她开的，和这个地皮也都是她开发的，牛皮牛皮！
As always Chongqing Beautiful✨😍
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Is amazing when the train popping out of a building
It is such a cool building!
Visit the more traditional ones? Like LiJiang? If you haven't.
Yes we have LiJiang was beautiful.
Amazing city
It really is!
No mention of CQ city wall and remaining gates.. dating from Ming dynasty? Worth a mention...
China is amazing
Chongqing is absolutely a miracal :)
great city i havenot been to
you should go!
View is great.but I don't like the weather there.it is too wet.always
Rainy or foggy
Can you show Shenzhen next
The megacity of China.
Hangzhou, for next.
It's been a few years, I think you might be right!
old dusty allyway bookstores selling exotic books long out of print??? yes please.
what a cyberpunk city
Wilson Edward is in China.
I'm shocked you are still trapped in Chongqing, after the last trip there nearly one year ago.
On my way
We had a lot of content and have been staggering it since we went. Not everyone watches every video so a lot of people won't have seen any of our Chongqing content.
Can anyone please give me some positive info re bringing my DOG to China from Cambodia???? I want to move to China but am concerned about dog walking/park freedoms.
No one has visited Xiamen yet
We have plans to go this year!
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Are Chinese citizens friendly and welcoming of foreigners?
Very!
Definitely
Yes, I think people are super friendly here!
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I want to go so badly!
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