Mega-city with 32m people where some locals 'don't see sun' – you won't have heard of it

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Megacities where residents commute from home to workplace without ever touching the ground may sound like a scenario from a sci-fi novel.

But in one colossal urban area, this dystopian vision is already a reality. Despite being one of the world's most populous city, it's likely you've never heard of Chongqing, located in Southwestern China.

Home to 32 million people and sprawling over an area about the size of Austria, Chongqing boasts multi-tiered expressways, a monorail slicing through residential towers, and a skyline peppered with neon-lit skyscrapers, reminiscent of a scene from Blade Runner.

Local TikTok user Jackson Lu has shared that "sunlight is a luxury" for those dwelling in the lower levels of Chongqing. He narrates his daily routine: living on the 18th floor, he walks down to the 12th where there's "a subway station that feels like the entrance to a fallout shelter." This "subway" is actually a metro monorail that soars across the city, occasionally piercing through buildings.