Editor's note: This report focuses on Chongqing as part of our special series, "Rising Star Cities," about Chinese cities whose annual GDP exceeds 1 trillion yuan ($155.4 billion). At the end of 2020, there were 23 such cities. Click here for more stories on Chongqing. You can also explore our earlier coverage of Ningbo and Changsha. 

Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality is a city with intricate roads. It is also a city that can surprise and overturn perceptions.

Often considered the world's largest mountain city, escalators, ferries, cableways and light rails are more popular forms of daily transport than bicycles. Like something out of a sci-fi movie, light rail Line 2, which runs through a 19-story residential building, is one of the most impressive in China. 

Take a closer look at this futuristic light rail!