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Glass-and-steel skyscrapers beside a wide river in Mingpu District, with low rooftops in the foreground and a tall tower on the skyline
Official place image, © NetEase
City

Chongxiao and Lingyun

Chongxiao is the second main city and the protagonist's hometown. First shown in the release-date trailer on 25 August 2026, it contains the city of Lingyun.

Main cityContains Lingyun
Status: Verified Last verified: 2026-10-15 Applies to: Pre-launch information Recheck when: NetEase lists Chongxiao districts or says where Lingyun ends

Chongxiao profile

NameChongxiao
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Names in other languagesChinese 重霄; Japanese 重霄 (ちょうしょう)
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RoleThe protagonist's hometown. The Captain travels between Chongxiao and Nova City.
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Revealed25 August 2026, in the release-date trailer
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InspirationShanghai and Hangzhou, per the producer. Tokyo was cited for the game's cities in general.
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SizeDescribed as quite a bit bigger than Nova City. No numbers are published.
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DemoThe gamescom 2026 demo included the Chongxiao map.
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District listNot announced yet. Only three places are officially profiled.
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Lingyun

Lingyun (Chinese 凌云; Japanese 凌雲, りょううん) is a city within Chongxiao. The official release-date video describes the story as unfolding between Nova City and "Chongxiao's Lingyun City", and producer Ash Qi called it "a city within Chongxiao". The spelling is the single word Lingyun, and it is not another English name for Chongxiao.

ContainsMingpu District and Weilan Lake. Longqi Village is where Lingyun's temple stands, but whether the village lies inside Lingyun's city limits is not stated.
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LeaderWei Yinglong introduces herself as Lingyun's 21st Director.
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Paired namingSome press writes the two names as a pair. The Chinese trailer blurb phrases it as "Nova City, Chongxiao's Lingyun".
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Map

The interactive map opens at launch. Until then see the Chongxiao map status.

Sources

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  1. 01『無限大ANANTA』2027年1月15日に全世界同時リリース決定！(press release)
    NetEase Interactive Entertainment Pte. Ltd (PR TIMES) · Accessed 2026-10-15    Official
  2. 02『無限大ANANTA』開発者インタビュー（gamescom 2026）
    AUTOMATON JP · Accessed 2026-10-15    Media
  3. 03Ananta developer says ... two massive maps (interview with producer Ash Qi)
    TechRadar · Accessed 2026-10-15    Media
  4. 04Official site language dictionary (zh-cht index script, all languages)
    NetEase Games / Naked Rain · Accessed 2026-10-15    Official
  5. 05ANANTA Launch Date Trailer | Global Release January 15th, 2027 (video description)
    Ananta (official YouTube) · Accessed 2026-10-15    Official
  6. 06《无限大》官方网站 (zh-Hans)
    NetEase Games / Naked Rain · Accessed 2026-10-15    Official
  7. 07ANANTA Official Website (EN)
    NetEase Games / Naked Rain · Accessed 2026-10-15    Official
  8. 08『無限大ANANTA』開発者に“最深”インタビュー（プロデューサーAsh氏）
    Famitsu · Accessed 2026-10-15    Media
  9. 09『無限大ANANTA』最速試遊リポート【TGS2025】
    Famitsu · Accessed 2026-10-15    Media
  10. 10『無限大ANANTA』公式サイト (JP)
    NetEase Games / Naked Rain · Accessed 2026-10-15    Official

Updates

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