Chongqing: The world’s little-known megacity

Likened to Chicago for its endless skyscrapers dotting a misty harbor, Chongqing, China, has swelled in size to become one of the biggest cities on Earth. Its mountainous, foggy isolation in southwestern China has attracted about 30 million residents. The former farm village, once a far cry from the modernization of China’s east, has grown significantly through the years, with help from the government’s “Go West” campaign encouraging industrialization. Documentary photographer Andri Tambunan said he traveled to this boomtown, like many of its migrants, for its alluring energy, spicy food, and beautiful women. A self-described documenter of social injustice, Tambunan moved away from his usual investigative world of photography to something with more creative freedom.

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