Gallery: For a Nation of 1.4 Billion People, China Can Sure Look Empty

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    Bence Bakonyi
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    A roadway in Aberdeen, Hong Kong.
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    A street in Shanghai, China.
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    A cemetery with a view in Hong Kong.
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    Happy Valley, a residential area in Hong Kong.
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    A bicycle parking lot in Shanghai, China.
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    Skyscrapers at night in Hong Kong.
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    Old homes in Shanghai, China, in the process of being demolished.
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    Houses in Shanghai, China.
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    Clothes drying on a rooftop in Shanghai, China.
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    The entrance to a factory in Shanghai, China.
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    Residential highrises in Hong Kong.
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    A parking lot in Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park, which does not actually permit cars to enter.
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    The Unesco-protected Mount Huangshan sits southwest of Shanghai in the Huangshan National Park.
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    Another rooftop view of Shanghai, China.
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