THE PLACES BEHIND THE PICTURES

Photography credits

Real places, credited to their creators. Images below were sourced from Wikimedia Commons, resized and converted to WebP. Display crops vary with your screen. Each adapted image remains available under its applicable original license; follow the source link for full attribution and license details.

Chongqing

File:202308 Hongya Cave at night from Qiansimen Bridge.jpg

Photographer: Jonashtand
License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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Guilin

File:1996 -261-17 Guilin (Li River) (5069127744).jpg

Photographer: Dan Lundberg
License: CC BY-SA 2.0

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Hangzhou

File:West lake and Leifeng pagoda -Hangzhou-China - panoramio.jpg

Photographer: Haluk Comertel
License: CC BY 3.0

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Harbin

File:Harbin Ice & Snow Festival 2026 - Saint Sophia Cathedral.jpg

Photographer: Garosio33
License: CC0

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Hongkong

File:Hong Kong Harbour Night 2019-06-11.jpg

Photographer: Benh LIEU SONG (Flickr)
License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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Luoyang

File:Ancient Buddhist Grottoes at Longmen- Fengxian Temple, Vairocana Buddha.jpg

Photographer: Gary Todd
License: CC0

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Macao

File:Ruins of Saint Paul's, Macau (Ank Kumar) 03.jpg

Photographer: Ank Kumar
License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sanya

File:Yalong bay from Aegean Conifer Suites Resort - panoramio.jpg

Photographer: Tanya Dedyukhina
License: CC BY 3.0

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Shanghai

File:Pudong Shanghai November 2017 HDR panorama.jpg

Photographer: King of Hearts
License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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Shenzhen

File:Civic Centre and Futian CBD, Shenzhen - 20251227, views from Lianhuashan Park.jpg

Photographer: Pathfinbird
License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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Xinjiang

File:Sayram Lake on north bank.jpg

Photographer: Y Chen
License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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Yunnan

File:20260223 Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple, Dali, Yunnan.jpg

Photographer: Ngguls
License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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Zhangjiajie

File:The sandstone pillars of Wulingyuan (53963199701).jpg

Photographer: Scott Edmunds
License: CC BY 2.0

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