high-rise skyline. The contrasts Beijing presents, are far greater today than I saw over 33 years ago, but such often stark scenes makes for quite “eye-catching” photography. Guanghua Lu ...

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows the skyline during early morning in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 19, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua) This photo taken with a mobile phone shows the skyline ...

This photo taken on Sept. 2, 2024 shows the skyline of the central business district (CBD) at dusk in Beijing, capital of China. (Photo: Xinhua) ...

as he points from the window of his 40th-floor office toward a silver-skinned prism rising out of the Beijing skyline. “Beautiful building, but not a single tenant. “Completely empty.

as he points from the window of his 40th-floor office toward a silver-skinned prism rising out of the Beijing skyline. “Beautiful building, but not a single tenant.” So goes the refrain as his ...

And the giant formation in Beijing was no exception - with the huge anvil shape dominating the skyline over the city.