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China is one of the most populous countries in the world. And while more and more people moving from rural areas, the cities continue to grow. To cope with the lack of space is thus emerging, enhanced built for decades in height rather than in width. In this panoramic image that was composed of several individual images, there are many residences in Shanghai. Striking are the many trees that surround the houses. This could be an attempt to smog, which shows up in the top quarter of the image to counter. © 06/2013 Steffen Schnur