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the Shanghai skyline
August 30, 2013

Shanghai Skyline

This Month in Photo of the Day: City Pictures

Clouds roll in over Shanghai, one of the fastest growing megacities in the world. Just a modest fishing town a century and a half ago, China's most populous city is a free-spending capital regarded as one of the world's most desirable markets.

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Photograph by Tian-yu Xiong, National Geographic Your Shot

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