20 visceral photos that display the depths of China's pollution problem

China is the most populous country in the world, and with the huge population comes great responsibility.  The struggle to keep up with the massive growth has resulted in some extreme cases of pollution, as witnessed in these 20 visceral photos.

#1 Fake Hong Kong Skyline For Tourists

 

#2 Fishermen Row A Boat In The Algae-filled Chaohu Lake In Hefei, Anhui Province

 

#3 Girl Walks Through Smog In Beijing, Where Small-Particle Pollution Is 40 Times Over International Safety Standard

 

#4 Child Drinks Water From Stream In Fuyuan County, Yunnan Province

 

#5 Boy Swims In Algae-filled Water, Qingdao, Shandong

 

#6 Journalist Takes A Sample Of Red Polluted Water From The Jianhe River

 

#7 Worker Cleans Away Dead Fish At A Lake In Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province

 

#8 Labourer Tries To Clean Up Oil From Water, Dalian, Liaoning

 

#9 Buildings In Beijing Surrounded By Smog

 

#10 Child Swims In A Polluted Reservoir, Pingba

 

#11 Boy Tries To Avoid Scattered Rubbish Floating On A Flooded Street In Shantou, Guangdong Province

 

#12 Pollution From A Factory In Yutian, 100km East Of Beijing

 

#13 Workers Clean Up Floating Garbage On The Yangtze Rive

 

#14 Dead Fish In Water Filled With Blueish Algae, East Lake, Wuhan

 

#15 Woman Collects Plastic Bottles Near River Polluted By Reddish Dye

 

#16 Man Walks By Pipe Discharging Waste Water Into Yangtze River

 

#17 Great Wall Of China, Shame.

 

#18 Heavily Polluted River In Jiaxing, Zhejiang

 

#19 Child Jumps Over Trash At A Village, Jiaxing

 

#20 Workers Try To Drain Sewage Water From Leaking Sewage Tank, Shanghang, Fujian

 

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