China is a country of striking contrasts where ancient traditions meet new technology and serene rural landscapes coexist with nearby bustling megacities.

So we put together a collection of photos to explore the many faces of China, including its exotic culture, breathtaking scenery, and the spirit of its people.

#1 The Traffic Lights In China Are Shaped Like Pandas

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#2 Eggs Are Sold In Nets In China

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#3 Crescent Moon Bridge In Guangzhou, China

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#4 Dude Brought His Own Chair To The Subway In China

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#5 This Chinese Dragon Is Made Out Of Fine China

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#6 In China They Have Women Only Parking Spaces That Are Made Bigger

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#7 This Airplane Themed Restaurant In China

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#8 Buying A Watermelon In China

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#9 There Is A Mall In China That Offers “Husband Storage” Where Wives Can Leave Their Husband While They Shop

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#10 My Once-In-A-Lifetime Photo Of A Foggy Road On Mount Lushan, China

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#11 In Shanghai, China Has Autonomous KFC Cars That Roam Around And Allow You To Buy Food Without Human Interaction

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#12 This Building In Shanghai

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#13 I Had A Fish In My Hotel Room In Beijing. To Keep Me Company

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#14 Stairs That Count Calories Lost In A Beijing Restaurant

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#15 Some Food Takeout Place In China Delivers Food In Clay Pots

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#16 Very Long Escalator At The Subway Station In Chongqing, China

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#17 This Man In China Smoking A Cigar Through A Pipe

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#18 Visiting China And Found These Stones That Look Like Pork Belly

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#19 Words Of Wisdom From The Local Police (China)

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#20 My Friend Found A Blue Pepsi In China (Pepsi Blue Was Discontinued On 2004)

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#21 They Have Cucumber Flavored Lay’s In China

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#22 This Coffee Is Served With A Cloud Of “Cotton Candy”, The Coffee Vapor Rises To Dissolve The “Cotton Candy” And The Cloud Begins To Rain With Sugar Over The Coffee. Coffee “Mellow” In Shanghai, China

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#23 Fluorite Found In The Jiangxi Province Of China

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#24 Exercise Bikes At A McDonald’s In China. The Bikes Generate Electricity As Part Of The Chain’s “Upcycle For Good” Initiative And Can Be Used To Charge Your Phone

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#25 I Took A Picture Of A Girl Playing The Guzheng In Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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#26 I Felt Quite Lost In China, But Fortunately I Found This Sign

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#27 This Tiny Phone I Found In Shenzhen China

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#28 You Can Buy A Thomas The Tank Engine Transformer In China

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#29 A Curved Escalator In China

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#30 Oil Painting Mill In China

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#31 China Never Ceases To Amaze Me

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#32 I Live In China And The Barcode On My Bottle Of Coke Has Chopsticks Pulling Up The Barcode Like Noodles

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#33 My Girlfriend’s In China, She Sent Me Photo Of Girl Wearing Mickey Mouse Shirt, But Something’s Not Quite Right

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#34 Pepe Themed Play Area In China

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#35 Beijing Has The Coolest Traffic Control Room

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#36 Some Buses In Guangzhou Have Vending Machines With Water, Umbrellas On Rainy Days And Tissue

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#37 This Circle That Appeared In The Evening Sky Over Beijing, China

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#38 Banks In Hong Kong Are Allowed To Print Their Own Money. There Are 8 Distinct Currency Designs Currently In Circulation (5 Depicted)

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#39 This Chinese Restaurant Menu That Has A Map With Landmarks That Haven’t Existed For A Decade Or More

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#40 The Subways In Chong Qing, China Have Cabins With Different Temperatures

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#41 This Restaurant In China Serves ‘A Chicken Sunbathing On The Beach’

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#42 These Two Cats Living On The Great Wall Of China

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#43 New Spicy Chicken Wing Oreos Here In China

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#44 Bus Stops In Suzhou

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#45 My Pringle’s From China Have A Tray For The Chips Instead Of Sticking Your Forearm Down A Tube!

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#46 Can You Believe It? Malls In China Have Evolved To A Whole New Level!

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#47 A Tokyo Subway-Themed Restaurant In China

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#48 That’s Not What I Meant, And You Know It

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#49 I Took A Picture Of A Manhole In China

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#50 These Shirts I Found While Shopping In China

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#51 Amazing And Rare Smoky Quartz Covered In Spessartine From China!

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#52 Cosmetics Shop In China

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#53 Well, I’m Convinced

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#54 I Met A Tiger Puppy In China

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#55 So I Went To China

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#56 China Has A Famous Street Food Item That Looks Like Different Colored Tide Pods

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#57 Salted Egg Yolk And Durian Flavored Chips Found In Shanghai

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#58 Guangzhou Subway Station

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#59 This Handwritten Note I Received With A $13 Product From China

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#60 This McDonald’s In Lijiang, China, Has To Confirm To The Local Building Style

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#61 Bamboo Being Used For Scaffolding In China

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#62 A KFC Resturant In Zhangzhou, China

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#63 Surveillance Cameras Installed By The Government On A Beach In China, Hainan Island

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#64 I Got To Chill With This Little Guy For 5 Bucks While I Was An Exchange Student In China

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#65 KFC In China, 2 Deep-Fried Chicken As Patties, Pineapple And Ham?!???!??

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#66 In China, Urinals Can Conduct A Health Check-Up For You, For A Fee

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#67 A Mural Combined With Physical Pieces In China

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#68 A Man In Shanghai Carrying A Tortoise

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#69 This Restroom In Shanghai Train Station Has A Screen Showing The Available Toilet Stools

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#70 In Beijing, The Markings For Blind People Can Exist Purely To Guide Them Around A Manhole, As Stepping On One Is Seen As Very Bad Luck Here

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#71 A Claw Machine Game Full Of Cigarettes At A Theme Park In Beijing

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#72 As A Food Item, Certain Large Centipedes Are Consumed In China

Usually skewered and grilled or deep fried. They are often seen in street vendors’ stalls in large cities, including Donghuamen and Wangfujing markets in Beijing. Large centipedes are steeped in alcohol to make centipede vodka.

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#73 Beijing Subway Allows Riders To Pay With Plastic Bottles, A Good Way To Re-Cycle Them

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