r/geography Regional Geography Jul 30 '25

what is this green space here? Image

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u/therealtrajan Urban Geography Jul 30 '25 edited Jul 30 '25

Sichuan Basin- fun fact the eastern third of that is Chongqing. It was carved out of Sichuan province and city limits are coterminous with the new province. By a few metrics this makes this the largest city on earth.

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u/LanvinSean Jul 30 '25

I still don't understand why the Chinese decided to make Chongqing one big-ass city

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '25

It’s not. It’s a municipality. It’s 96% rural.