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.
Boy Swims In Algae-Filled Water, Qingdao, Shandong
A Journalist Takes A Sample Of Red Polluted Water From The Jianhe River
Pollution From A Factory In Yutian, 100km East Of Beijing
Fishermen In The Algae-filled Chaohu Lake In Hefei, Anhui Province
Girl Walks Through Smog In Beijing, Where Small-Particle Pollution Is 40 Times Over International Safety
A Young Boy Swims In A Polluted Reservoir, Pingba
Worker Cleans Away Dead Fish At A Lake In Wuhan, in Hubei Province
Workers Clean Up Floating Garbage On The Yangtze River
Dead Fish In Water Filled With Blueish Algae, East Lake, Wuhan
Heavily Polluted River In Jiaxing, Zhejiang
Young Boy Jumps Over Trash At A Village, Jiaxing
Buildings In Beijing Surrounded By Smog
A Rural Factory Spewing Pollutants
A Woman Collects Plastic Bottles Near A River Polluted By Reddish Dye
Woman Walks On Bridge Over Polluted River, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province
A Child Drinks Water From A Stream In Fuyuan County, Yunnan Province
A Sanitary Worker Tries To Clean Up Oil From Water, Dalian, Liaoning
A Man Walks By Pipe Discharging Waste Water Into Yangtze River
A Young Boy Tries To Avoid Scattered Rubbish Floating On A Flooded Street In Shantou, Guangdong Province