This Masterplan Refinement for Hualongqiao District comes at a pivotal moment in the development of Chongqing, as the municipality is fast becoming, amongst other goals, Southwest China’s heart for manufacturing industries. Cradled by sheer cliffs and the expansive Jialing River, Hualongqiao is destined to play a major role in this direction of growth. Since then, SOM Asia Ltd. has nurtured this vision of a special place of residence and commerce, a service center for manufacturing in a world-class environment, a jewel on the water weaving together the character of old Chongqing with the prosperity of the new. The Hualongqiao Masterplan Refinement creates such a new centre, bringing together quality riverside residential neighborhoods in mix with refined amenities and vibrant commercial activities anchored by a signature tower complex to mark the western regions of Chongqing.