重庆大悦城

Chongqing Joy City is located at 99 Qiucheng Avenue in the Central Park area of Yubei District, part of Liangjiang New Area, on the southern side of Tongmao Avenue. It opened on 31 December 2021 with a total floor area of about 500,000 square metres, of which roughly 200,000 square metres is retail, alongside serviced apartments and Grade A offices; the trading floors run seven levels above ground with one basement level, and there are more than 3,000 parking spaces. The project occupies the core of the Liangjiang international business centre, close to Central Park, the International Expo Centre and Jiangbei International Airport. Billed as China's first “ecological canyon trend-shopping park”, it is one of Chongqing's landmarks for young fashion retail and opened with more than 230 brands, including 130 first-in-Chongqing or first-in-region names and nearly 50 flagships or custom stores. The architecture, by Kris Yao's studio, draws on the city's mountainous terrain: on the south side a natural ravine is used to create the Yuyue Canyon, a series of terraces with a hundred-metre level difference that accommodates an outdoor theatre, a skate park and a pet playground; on the north side an artistic facade evokes modern Chongqing; and the giant Red Tube hall spanning both halves is the project's most recognisable symbol, while the south atrium centres on a “falling rock from outer space” installation. Metro Line 10 stops at Central Park West station, interchanging with Line 5, and Qiucheng and Tongmao avenues link the site quickly to the airport and the inner city.