Most city dwellers want easy access to local transport routes.
大多数城市的居民都想拥有便利的交通条件。
But architects in Chongqing, China, took that a step further when they capped an apartment complex with a busy thoroughfare.
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。
Images of the unlikely abode went viral after they were uploaded to social media website Weibo by a local resident.
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。
Would you live there? Residents in Chongqing have been forced to come up with creative ways of maximising space – including this rooftop road.
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”。

The images show a number of vehicles traveling along the tarmac, which is clearly marked with parking parameters.
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 building reportedly also contains a four-storey car park and has shops on the ground floor.
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。
Chongqing has a population of 49 million packed into 31,000 square miles, causing urban planners to look creatively at solving space issues.
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。
Even though it is a densely populated area, it is nicknamed the Mountain City because it lies around deep swathes of forest and hills.
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”。