Polluted skylines, dirty food and people freely defecating in the streets are things that might come to mind when thinking about Chinese cities, but it just so happens they can be crazy beautiful as well, particularly when they are all lit up. As proof, take a look at these 17 photos that were the highest-rated last month in Sina Aipai’s ongoing photo competition “Searching for City Lights.”
1) Shanghai
2) Dalian
3) Taipei
4) Tianjin
5) Baoji
6) Chengdu
7) Yangshan Bridge, Beijing
8) Wangjing Soho, Beijing
9) Shanghai
10) Shanghai
11) Shanghai
12) Beijing
13) Beijing
14) Tianjin
15) Beijing
16) Shanghai
17) Dalian
To no one’s surprise, Shanghai dominated the list. Our city has the best views.
It can get really distracting at times.
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