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[CHINOISE]

Hey does anyone have any thoughts on Chongqing City?

It has a population of 30 million from what I've read. That sounds ridiculous.

[Non Sequitur]

Chinese municipalities cover large areas. This is why the stated population figure doesn't seem to be aligned to say the downtown.
When I lived in Dalian a small town I visited regularly and which was 3 hours by non express train, was still regarded as 'belonging' to Dalian.

[Listerine]

As someone said the population of the actual city vs. the population of the entire city district are poles apart.
In Korea people used to say to get a feel of the real size drop a zero from the quoted population number. Thus a million sized city could end up feeling like hicksville. Same here.
Chongqing is essentially considered its own province (a municipality??). Like Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin. Cities *and* provinces. The real population of Chongqing city is "only" around 7 million or so. The provincial population is closer to 30 million - this would include rice farmers 2 hours drive from you.
Regardless of the size it's still a crowded, polluted, humid borderline shithole. Kind of the city equivalent of an Italian man's armpit.
Worth a visit. but to live.......?

[mysterytrain]

My mate from Manchester said he spent a week or two there, and quite liked the city. Then again, he is from Manchester, so almost anything might seem good to him.

[RiverMystic]

Try this: http://www.cqexpat.com

I have been to CQ. Seemed a little Bladerunnerish, huge and dark, sitting upon hills above the river. Can't so I was over-enamoured, but I was only there two days, and don't know about the expat or local lifestyles there.

I'm also considering CQ. Most of the posts I have come across on the net are pretty positive.

[water rat]