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ABOUT CHONGQING JOURNEY
A hometown perspective.
A worldwide connection.
Meet Jackson and the Chongqing-born team behind private tours, local photography and thoughtful journeys—plus on-the-ground support for creators, journalists and production teams.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGECREATOR’S EYEINTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS
followers in Jackson’s creator community
countries & regions represented
travelers welcomed
media & creator collaborations
IN THE MEDIA
Chongqing stories.
An international audience.
Interviews and features that connect Jackson’s firsthand view of Chongqing with audiences around the world. Open a card to read or watch the original coverage.
The Wall Street Journal
“Jackson Lu helps explain the old-and-new contrast behind Chongqing’s science-fiction appeal.”
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Financial Times
“A TikToker’s guide to Chongqing, seen through Jackson Lu’s fascination with getting lost in his home city.”
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Architectural Digest
“Jackson explains why Chongqing’s directions, space and many “ground floors” surprise first-time visitors.”
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Channel NewsAsia
“A documentary interview with Jackson about Chongqing and the international attention reshaping his hometown.”
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联合早报 · Lianhe Zaobao
“The Chongqing photographer whose English-language videos helped the city’s vertical urban life travel worldwide.”
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South China Morning Post
“SCMP meets Jackson to look beyond Chongqing’s viral “8D city” image and ask what its global tourism moment means.”
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“A local travel vlogger answers how Chongqing became a city that bends your sense of space.”
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CGTN
“Jackson shares why Chongqing’s layered architecture and neon nightscape belong on the cinematic world stage.”
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Newsweek
“Jackson’s extraordinary everyday commute through Chongqing left viewers trying to understand where ground level begins.”
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The Guardian
“The Guardian follows Jackson’s viral commute through Chongqing’s elevated roads, layered buildings and many versions of ground floor.”
Read or watch the feature ↗Le Point
A BOUTIQUE TRAVEL AGENCY · BORN IN CHONGQING
Come as a guest.
Explore like a local friend.
Chongqing Journey is an independent boutique travel agency based in Chongqing and built from Jackson’s hometown perspective. Private tours are our core business, led by a close local team rather than scripts or mass-market formulas.
Chongqing is our base—not our boundary. We also design tailor-made journeys across China, connecting each trip with trusted local knowledge and the same personal care. We are not here simply to move you between attractions. We want you to feel the places you visit: their rhythm, neighbourhood life, food, people and stories. The result is less like following a tour group and more like having a local friend show you around.
Local, not outsourced.
Our journeys are created and hosted by people who call Chongqing home.
Personal, not processed.
A real person listens, adapts the pace and lets the day unfold naturally.
Immersion, not a checklist.
We connect landmarks with neighbourhood life, food, history and the city’s personality.
JACKSON · FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR
The city you saw online.
The person who knows it by heart.
Jackson began by photographing and sharing his hometown. Across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and RedNote, his visual storytelling has grown into a community of more than 700,000 followers and introduced Chongqing to audiences around the world. A familiar question followed: “Can you show us?”
Today, that creator’s eye shapes Chongqing Journey: personal travel experiences, cultural encounters, cinematic journeys and on-the-ground support for visiting media and creative teams.
700K+followers across a global creator communityInstagram · TikTok · YouTube · RedNote
Explore the collaborations ↗CINEMATIC TRAVEL · PHOTOGRAPHY-LED JOURNEYS
Travel should feel like
a film you lived.
Jackson’s photographic eye is part of how we design a journey: where the light falls, when a street changes mood and which angle turns Chongqing’s impossible layers into a frame worth keeping.
For guests, that can mean polished travel portraits and cinematic memories. For photographers and creative teams, it means location scouting, difficult viewpoints, timing and local access shaped around the shot—not a standard sightseeing route.
For travellers
For photographers
For creative teams
SELECTED COLLABORATIONS
From a live broadcast
to an editorial assignment.
Different briefs. The same understanding of Chongqing, its people and the work it takes to bring a visit together.
April 2025
IShowSpeed
Livestream guest & local coordinator
Jackson joined the Chongqing livestream as an on-stream guest throughout the visit and helped coordinate the local experience. A live format brings the city, its people and the unexpected into the same frame.
July 2026
Paris Match
Company invitation & editorial visit support
Chongqing Journey invited the Paris Match team to Chongqing for interviews and an exploratory visit. Jackson supported the visit and assisted with visa application arrangements, connecting the editorial brief with local coordination.
CREATIVE ENCOUNTERS
Global voices.
Local stories.
Creators come with a format, a curiosity and an audience. We bring the relationships, local judgment and on-the-ground coordination that help the story feel genuinely connected to place.
Nov 2025
Joshua Weissman
Local Fixer/Guest Starring
Jackson supported Joshua’s Chongqing food filming as a local fixer and on-camera guest, connecting the production with neighbourhood flavours, local vendors and the rhythm of the city.
Watch the collaboration ↗02Khaby Lame
Khaby Lame
03Mark Wiens
Mark Wiens
Blondie in China
05Hannah Wilson
Hannah Wilson
FOR MEDIA, PRODUCTIONS & CREATIVE TEAMS
Your local team in Chongqing.
Planning a shoot, an editorial visit or a creative research trip? We provide local fixing and production coordination in Chongqing, shaping practical support around your brief, team and schedule.
Local fixing & production coordination
A local point of contact for visiting crews: discuss locations, schedules, local communication and the practical support your production needs.
Editorial & journalist visits
Help shaping interviews and field visits, coordinating local arrangements and supporting invitation documentation where appropriate.
Creative & cultural research
Context-rich exploratory visits for creative studios, game teams and cultural organisations looking beyond a standard itinerary.
Creator & livestream support
Local coordination informed by experience on camera and behind the scenes, with routes and timing built around the format.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE JOURNEY
Different personalities.
One hometown team.
Your journey is supported by local guides, photographers and coordinators—not a faceless booking platform. Each team member brings a different way of reading Chongqing.
Founder & Creative Director
Jackson
Founder of Chongqing Journey and creator of Journey of Jackson, Jackson has brought his hometown to a global audience through short-form storytelling. His experience with international guests, media and leading creators shapes both the company’s private journeys and its wider creative work across China.
English · Mandarin
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Local Guide
Daisy
After studying in Hong Kong, Daisy returned to the hometown she loves. Curious, warm and always ready to try something new, she introduces guests to Chongqing through its people, hidden noodle shops, unexpected views and everyday street life—at a pace that feels like exploring with a local friend.
English · Mandarin
Guide · Photographer & Videographer
Kojima
A photographer and videographer with a love of cinema, anime, games and music, Kojima notices the details others pass by. His calm, practical approach helps guests move through Chongqing comfortably while discovering quieter corners and making photographs that hold onto the experience.
English · Mandarin
Local Guide
Kayleigh
Kayleigh studied in Massachusetts and earned her Master’s degree in Scotland. Those international experiences showed her how unfamiliar Chongqing can feel from the outside. Now she helps guests step beyond the pictures, immerse themselves in the city and discover the perspectives created when cultures meet.
English · Mandarin
Local Guide
Listening
Born and raised in Chongqing and widely travelled herself, Listening brings depth to every journey. She connects history and everyday life with Chinese cultural traditions, including Feng Shui, traditional Chinese medicine and Taoist philosophy, helping curious guests understand how the city really works.
English · Mandarin
CHONGQING AT THE HEART
Come with a curiosity.
Leave with a connection.
A private journey, a story to tell or a production to plan—start with the people who call Chongqing home.