Check Out The Lavish Government Buildings Cropping Up In Outer China

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Several years ago the Chinese government poured money into the construction of enormous government buildings in an effort to entice investors and fuel the economy, according to Shanghaiist's Horace Lu.

The resulting structures, which cropped up everywhere from Inner Mongolia to Shanghai, are vast, imposing, and symbolic of the power wielded by the communist party.

Photographer Baixiaoci, whose real name is Shen Xiaoming, snapped photos of dozens of China's new government buildings. He's been kind enough to share the panoramas, which together paint a vivid picture of urbanization in China.

Anji County Government Building, Zhejiang Province

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Baoji Municipal Government Building, Shanxi Province

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Bazhou City Government Building, Hebei Province

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Cangnan County Government Building, Zhejiang Province

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Changxing County Government Building, Zhejiang Province

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Chengdu City Government Building, Sichuan Province

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Erdos City Government Building, Inner Mongolia

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Fuyang City Government Building, Yingquan District

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Gaoyou City Government Building, Jiangsu Province

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Hohhot City Government Building, Inner Mongolia

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Huangyan City Govern ent Building, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province

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Huzhou City Government Building, Zhejiang Province

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Jiaxing City Government Building, Xiuzhou District

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Jinjiang City Government Building, Fujian Province

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Kangbashi District Government Building, Erdos, Inner Mongolia

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Leqing County Government Building

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Nantong City Government Building, Jiangsu Province

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Ningde County Government Building, Fujian Province

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Ningxiang County Government Building, Zhejiang Province

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Shanxi Provincial Government Building

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Shanghai City Government Building, Pudong District

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Shangqiu City Government Building, He'nan Province

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Shaoxing County Government Building, Zhejiang Province

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Shenzhen City Government Building, Baoan District, Guangdong Province

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Shenzhen City Government Building, Guangdong Province

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Shishi City Government Building, Fujian Province

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Siziqangqi Town Government Building, Inner Mongolia

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Taizhou Municipal Government Building, Zhejiang Province

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Taizhou City Government Building, Jiangsu Province

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Xiamen City Government Building, Haicang District

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Xiong City Government Building, Hebei Province

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Yijinhuoluo County Government Building, Inner Mongolia

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Zhengzhou City Government Building, Huiji District

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