China's abandoned buildings draw urban explorers despite risks
- China's abandoned buildings are increasingly popular with urban explorers due to a property sector crisis, leaving many cities with empty structures like those in Shanghai's Pudong district, as reported by AFP.
- Mr. Xu has gained hundreds of thousands of followers for his photos of derelict sites in China, highlighting their visual appeal and the beauty of urban exploration, according to his statements to AFP.
- Explorers acknowledge the risks involved, including trespassing, structural hazards, and encounters with security guards, as noted by Mr. Xu and Connal in their comments to AFP.
- The unfinished Pentagon Mall in Shanghai has become a popular exploration site, generating messages among explorers, as mentioned by AFP.
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China’s abandoned buildings draw urban explorers despite risks
Xu Pengcheng looks over his shoulder and, after confirming the coast is clear, helps his crew of urban adventurers climb through the broken window of an abandoned building. Long popular in the West, urban exploration, or "urbex" for short, sees city-dwelling thrill-seekers explore dilapidated, closed-off buildings and areas -- often skirting the law in the

China's abandoned buildings draw urban explorers despite risks
Xu Pengcheng looks over his shoulder and, after confirming the coast is clear, helps his crew of urban adventurers climb through the broken window of an abandoned building.
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