China from above

A bird's eye view of the most populous country in the world in REUTERS photos.

15 PHOTOS

1. Bullet trains can be seen at the high-speed train service station before the Spring Festival peaks in Guangzhou ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year.

2. Cars are seen after a snowfall in a car park in Yantai, Shandong province.

3. Nissan vehicles can be seen in a warehouse in Guangzhou.

4. A worker collects fishing nets at an aquaculture company in Xuzhou.

5. Freshly picked red chili peppers to crumble in the sun into Bailingolin.

6. Cherry blossoms along the road in Guian New Area.

7. An aerial photo shows people traveling on a road inside the Danxia National Geological Park, in Zhangye.

7. An aerial photo shows people traveling on a road inside the Danxia National Geological Park, in Zhangye.

9. An aerial view shows rice plants in the shape of a map of China in a paddy field in Zhonghong village.

10. Outdoor festival in the village of Yangji.

11. A salt lake separated by a road, showing parts of it in different colors due to algae, in Yuncheng.

12. People are fishing on the banks of the Yellow River when the Sammenxia Dam discharges flood waters downstream into Pinlu.

12. People are fishing on the banks of the Yellow River when the Sammenxia Dam discharges flood waters downstream into Pinlu.

15. An aerial view shows boats anchored in the bay as Typhoon Chang Hom approaches Taizhou.