Photographer Yu Ting Lei, who featured in the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition, on the immovable buildings that stood in the way of China's relentless new urbanisation, as the old world is swept away:

During China's rapid urbanisation, the buildings left behind after the demolition of rural areas held the memories of countless people. Now, only one or two remain, standing in solitude and no longer carrying much nostalgia.

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[Photos Yu Ting Lei/Sony World Photography]

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