Urban China
A claustrophobic 2 minutes on Beijing's metro – timelapse video
At 465km long, the Beijing metro system has already outgrown the London Underground. By 2020, an extra 400bn yuan (£40bn) of investment will see it more than double to 1,000km, according to Chinese media. The addition of 17 new lines will make it one of the world's longest networks
Russian daredevils scale the Shanghai Tower, China's new tallest building
Pair climb 650 metres to top of skyscraper and beyond, giving them an extraordinary view of fast-growing city
• Climbing the Shanghai Tower - in pictures