Chongqing- The "Spotlight on Chongqing 2022" campaign is underway. The event has adopted the four specific themes of "Young" to manifest cool, trendy, outgoing, and diverse lifestyles, "Skyscraper" to present the city's strong dynamism and distinctive spirit, and "Bridge" to depict the unique landscape, three-dimensional terrain, and aesthetic beauty, and "Home" to display connectivity between the inclusive city and its warm inhabitants.

Chongqing, a young municipality, has a youthful atmosphere and an upward spirit that also affects the people in this city. The young and energetic Chongqing is reflected in the graffiti on the walls, the skateboards on the street, and young people's healthy and fresh lifestyles. The cool and stylish Chongqing perfectly combines art, culture, design, and technology. The diverse and interesting Chongqing reflects the value of each individual in the inheritance and innovation of history.

Today, let's take a look at what the "Young" of Chongqing look like in the eyes and lens of citizens.

"Cyclist." Photo by Zhu Hong from "Spotlight on Chongqing 2022" project

Born and raised in Chongqing, Zhu Hong likes to capture the city's humanistic stories. Once, she and her husband went to Lijia Jinhaiwan Park with their cameras to collect inspiration. When they came across a man riding on a rough road, she instantly took a photo, "I always feel that Chongqing is a very dynamic and youthful city. All the good things in the world make people have the urge to record it."

"Black." Photo by Li Linsen from "Spotlight on Chongqing 2022" project

Li Linsen is a shutterbug born in the 1990s, and he likes to shoot cityscapes with his camera. In the photo taken by Li Linsen, he "puts" the high-rise buildings in Chongqing into the porthole of the plane. "I feel this perspective can better show the city of Chongqing, which is growing upward."

"Black." Photo by Li Linsen from "Spotlight on Chongqing 2022" project

Chongqing is a mountain city. Because of its geographical feature, it also has many unique architectural sights. In Li Linsen's lens, a garage in Nan'an District also shows Chongqing's unique landform and the innovative spirit of Chongqing people according to local conditions.

"Dancer in the Art Museum." Photo by Wang Han from "Spotlight on Chongqing 2022" project

This photo was taken on June 18 this year when Wang Han accompanied his girlfriend to the Yuelai Art Museum to take an art photo and took it by himself. Wang Han is a post-95 born in Hubei, and he met his girlfriend after coming to work in Chongqing.

In his eyes, Chongqing is a city full of youth and vitality. "Chongqing people are very enthusiastic and straightforward, everyone chats happily, and the local food is delicious," said Wang Han with a smile. He has decided to settle in Chongqing, hoping to fight with this city.

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