Chongqing: the vibe
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The verdict
Liked · 68Viewers find Chongqing visually stunning and food-rich, with a local offering free guiding, though comments are mostly about looks rather than living there long-term.
- visuals and skyline
- food and spicy hot pot
- affordable housing
- local friendliness
- engineering and transport oddities
- spicy food overwhelming
- little talk of daily life
- limited info on living costs
- Chongqing looks dramatic and futuristic, but commenters rarely discuss actually living there.
- Locals describe housing costs as well controlled and living quality decent.
- Food is a major draw, though the numbing spice is not for everyone.
- Several commenters compare it to sci-fi films like Blade Runner.
- Little evidence here about long-term remote work, internet, or community life.
Read from 4 videos, 20 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
Undercover in China's Real-Life Cyberpunk Megacity: CHONGQING
Pasta and Panda · 806K views · 2025
What viewers said
“32 MILLION people. That’s more than most countries (should we even call it a city at this point? 😜) What's the biggest city in YOUR country? In Italy is Rome at 2.8 Million 🙈(and transport barely functions)”
♥ 167 likes
“I'm a local from Chongqing. If you'd like to visit, I can drive you around the city on weekends, act as your guide, and take you to try some local delicacies. Everything is free. I just hope my 6-year-old son can come along so he can practi”
♥ 521 likes
“I’m a huge fan of Cyberpunk 2077, I feel like I need to visit this city.”
♥ 217 likes
“Calling chongqing as cyberpunk is more like kind of aesthetic perspective because actually the living quality is not bad there, the housing cost is well controlled even at its peak. Shenzhen is more likely to be cyberpunk from its core: hig”
♥ 118 likes
“During your tour of Chongqing, I almost expected to see Rick Deckard pop out hunting for Replicants.”
♥ 142 likes
“Nova Video, Chooms”
♥ 114 likes
“The train passes through the building, as if it were in a science fiction film.”
♥ 84 likes
“Wow, Chongqing really does look straight out of a sci-fi movie. The neon lights and stacked buildings feel so surreal.”
♥ 30 likes
“"This food numbs your mouth entirely, like going to the dentist" I cannot think of anything I want my food to do less than that”
♥ 9 likes
“Amazing. It's giving me Kowloon Walled City vibes. And also Blade Runner, especially at night in the rain.”
♥ 47 likes
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-07; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.