Never lived there, but interviewed there once. Every account I've ever heard about Chongqing has NOT been good.
Uh,...except re: the girls.
And I can promise ya it AIN'T just the skin.
Badly polluted. Horrible weather...it's one of China's famous four "Furnace Cities"; so hot in the summer that many factories and other businesses there literally shut down for several weeks in August...there just ain't that much air conditioning in the world. Much of it is dirty and ugly...even by Chinese standards. Con is correct...it is the most populous city in the world (although this is for the municipality, which is about the size of Texas...) and has the urban sprawl and traffic nightmares to match.
One would think CQ has a good scene, and maybe it does...but it's eclipsed on this score by nearby Chengdu, which has better weather, more expats, and a Bookworm.
(Oh...and the occasional earthquake...
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Sichuan food is a favorite in China, and every city has good Chuan Cai restaurants.
And Suzhou alone has more Sichuan girls than you can shake a stick at...if THAT's your idea of a good time.
Personally, CQ would be low on my list of places to settle.
Well, it's time someone did a comprehensive study regarding this beautiful girls malarkey. An official Saloon Fact-Finding Committee. My report from Lin'an and Hangzhou will be in by December and I suggest all the male members of the Saloon, who are obliged to be on said committee, follow suit.
Agreed. Let's do it in the Men's Lounge, where everyone knows what the hell they're talking about.