The dystopian megacity bigger than Scotland where 2,600,000 cameras are always watching

Big Brother is not just watching in the Chinese megacity of Chongqing – he is everywhere, all at once.

Boasting a population of 30million people, and stretching across 31,815 square miles, it is one of the largest cities in the world, and even bigger than entire countries – like Scotland.

What also sets the former wartime capital of China apart is the sprawling CCTV network that operates inside.

Stepping inside Chongqing, every street, alleyway and apartment building is watched by cameras.

The way it works is that neighbourhoods are divided into a grid-like pattern with 15-20 households per square.

Each grid has a monitor which reports back on residents’ activities to local committees. A report to the Chinese National People’s Congress from earlier in March offers a glimpse of how thi