Shanghai through the eyes of a crane operator
For some, height is an insurmountable fear, but for some it is love and work. Here, for example, not many dare to work as crane operators, because you need to constantly be in a “suspended state”, look at the city stretching hundreds of meters below and not feel solid ground under your feet for hours. One Shanghai crane operator decided to share with the world all the delights of his work in the form of stunning photographs of the city from above.
(Total 14 photos)
1. This set of shots won 2nd place in the Shanghai Photo Contest. (HAP/Quirky China News/REX)
2. However, the author of the pictures is not a professional photographer at all. (HAP/Quirky China News/REX)
3. Wei Gensheng works as an ordinary crane operator. (HAP/Quirky China News/REX)
4. He works on the highest crane in the city, at the construction site of the Shanghai Tower. (HAP/Quirky China News/REX)
5. The Shanghai Tower is a skyscraper at 609 meters, the highest in China.
As the building grows taller, the photos from above become more and more impressive. (HAP/Quirky China News/REX)
6. Shanghai Tower is the second tallest building in the world after Burj Dubai. (HAP/Quirky China News/REX)
7. The skyscraper has 121 floors. (HAP/Quirky China News/REX)
8. It should be completed in 2014. (HAP/Quirky China News/REX)
9. Floors 84 to 110 will belong to the Jin Jiang Hotel, the highest in the world. (HAP/Quirky China News/REX)
10. And here is the crane operator-photographer. (HAP/Quirky China News/REX)
11. Business district of the city in the evening. (HAP/Quirky China News/REX)
12. The ceremonial launch of the Shanghai Tower took place on August 20. (HAP/Quirky China News/REX)
13. Shanghai tower
The Shanghai Tower is one of three ultra-tall structures in the city along with the Jin Mao Tower and the Shanghai World Financial Center. (HAP/Quirky China News/REX)
14. In the Chinese city of Changsha, it is planned to build a Sky City One skyscraper with a height of 837 meters. If this project is approved and completed as planned, it will be the tallest building in the world, 10 meters ahead of Burj Dubai. (HAP/Quirky China News/REX)
Keywords: China | Crane | From above | Shanghai