China has some stunningly beautiful natural landscapes, but they may not count for much when, in other parts of the country, pollution runs totally unchecked. These shocking photos show what severe pollution people have to deal with in some parts of China.
Beijing and other parts of China have already become notorious for their incessant clouds of smog, which present very real health risks to anyone not wearing dust masks. Unregulated dumping in various rivers throughout China is fairly common, as many of the photos in this series help illustrate.
Chinese leaders have vowed to get serious on air pollution, but change will be difficult in a country whose industry has expanded so rapidly. If you have any photos illustrating these difficulties, please add them to this list.
(h/t: allthatisinteresting)
#21 Fisherman Fills His Palms With Water From The Algae-filled Chaohu Lake In Hefei
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#25 Girl And Her Father Collect Water From Puddle At Dried-up Reservoir, Baofeng County
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#28 A Street Dog Naps Amoungst The Garbage - Northern China.
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#29 Over 3000 Dead Pigs Fished Out Of Huangpu River
http://www.chinasmack.com/2013/pictures/thousands-of-dead-pigs-found-floating-in-shanghai-river.html
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#30 Residents Look At A Heavily Polluted River, Zhugao, Sichuan province
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#31 The Price Of Rapid Industrialization - Western China's Xinjiang Province
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#33 Workers Clean Up Leaked Oil After An Oil Pipeline Explosion, Qingdao, Shandong
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#38 Fishermen Brave Heavy Smog Over A Natural Beauty Spot - Jixian, Tianjin.
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#39 Great Wall Of China, Call It "great"?
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#40 Smog Particles Mix With Fog And Settle At Ground Level In An Early Morning Freeze - Tianjin.
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