Up and down … and up again in Chongqing, the cyberpunk city

Most of the reviews about Chongqing, China call it a “cyberpunk” or “8D city”. It should also be pointed out, though, that it is a mountainous city of steps and stairs. To navigate its uneven, hilly terrain, this megacity gets around by building flights of stairs everywhere. Let’s not even get started on its escalators, tunnels and mind-boggling flyovers. Over at Jiefangbei pedestrian street, it isn’t uncommon to climb a staircase to get to a restaurant. But right next door, you would need to descend a flight of steps to reach a souvenir shop. So it’s a case of up,…