This is Chongqing! There is a road on the roof of a building!

2017-07-11 「 1256 words / 3 minute 」
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大多数城市的居民都想拥有便利的交通条件。
Most city dwellers want easy access to local transport routes.
但中国重庆市的建筑设计师则更进一步,在一座楼房之上建起了一条繁忙的公路。
But architects in Chongqing, China, took that a step further when they capped an apartment complex with a busy thoroughfare.
这组有关这一不可思议的建筑的照片,在被当地一位居民上传到社交媒体微博上之后迅速走红。
Images of the unlikely abode went viral after they were uploaded to social media website Weibo by a local resident.
你会住在这里么?重庆居民为了将空间最大限度增大,被迫想出了许多颇具创意的方法,其中就包括这个“屋顶公路”。
Would you live there? Residents in Chongqing have been forced to come up with creative ways of maximising space – including this rooftop road.
这组照片显示,数辆机动车从这条柏油马路上穿过,公路上还有明显的停车划线标记。
The images show a number of vehicles traveling along the tarmac, which is clearly marked with parking parameters.
据报道,这座建筑包含一个四层的停车场,一楼则是一些商家店铺。
The building reportedly also contains a four-storey car park and has shops on the ground floor.
重庆这座城市占地面积大概为3.1万平方英里,人口约在4900万左右,这使得城市规划者需要激发创造性思维来解决空间问题。
Chongqing has a population of 49 million packed into 31,000 square miles, causing urban planners to look creatively at solving space issues.
除了人口密度大这一特点之外,重庆还因为位于森林和山丘深处地带而被誉为“山城”。
Even though it is a densely populated area, it is nicknamed the Mountain City because it lies around deep swathes of forest and hills.