"Slums" in the 18th-order Mountain City

Eighteen-ladder shanty towns are regarded by foreigners as "slums" in Chongqing, just across the street from Jie Fangbei business circle. From the "mother city" of Chongqing to the "cancer" of the city, the Eighteen Ladders are far behind by the speed of Chongqing. On 20 10, the 18th staircase demolition and reconstruction project started. Photographer Wang Yuanling went deep into the 18th staircase to record the faces of the residents at the bottom of these cities. (20111)1In October, Wang Yuanling won the cutting-edge photography award of Lianzhou International Photography Annual Exhibition with the Eighteen Ladders. )

Because of the mountains, Chongqing is divided into the upper half and the lower half. The difference between the upper half and the lower half is like one in the sky and the other in the ground. Eighteen ladders are in the lower half of the city, and Jie Fangbei is in the upper half. There is only one way between them.

In the eyes of outsiders, the Eighteen Ladders are habitually understood as villages in the city. The city is Jie Fangbei, the central business district, with many tall buildings. The village is an eighteen-staircase shanty town with many hanging feet and no shelter from the rain. In fact, this is not the case. After the 18th staircase, there is Jie Fangbei; after the village, there is a city; after poverty, there is wealth. Urban development is born of rivers and stands on mountains, just like towering trees. Even if the crown is flourishing, it is because it is solid. Therefore, in this 18-story staircase, which has been "endorsed" by backward living conditions, we can find the original materials abandoned or eroded in the process of rapid urbanization.