Chongqing was a city that made a lasting impression on me. When we first disembarked from the cruise and arrived at the port, my first impressions of the city were pretty poor. The air quality was visibly worse than that of other cities, and the river was also polluted and dirty. It wasn’t until later in the evening, after I indulged in a Chongqing specialty, hotpot, that I came to realize the greatness of the city. At night, buildings illuminated the city and the riverside was lively. After spending just one night, I began to know why Chongqing in one of the fastest growing and most populated cities in china.