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I was born and raised in Chongqing, but it was only when I left the city and returned after studying in Canada for seven years, aged 24, that I truly discovered it. I experienced a kind of reverse culture shock, a wow moment. After visiting other cities around the world, I was struck by how vertical everything was. Modern Chongqing developed during the 1930s and…

