Ridiculous Traffic Jams in China Make for Eye-Popping Aerial Photos
Want to shoot some abstract, eye-popping aerial footage? Just bring a camera drone to one of China’s busiest roadways when there’s a major traffic jam.
The video above shows drone footage and photos during an insane traffic jam outside Beijing, China, this past week.
Here’s an aerial photo of the scene that was tweeted by People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party:
【空中拍攝中國黃金週“回潮”遊客】一下交通堵塞的情況為2015年10月6號空中拍攝的北京﹣香港﹣澳門特快通道的景象。在10月1開始的國慶黃金週即將結束之際,家家戶戶都已準備結束出行向家中歸趕。交通管制部門數據顯示有7.5億人口流動。 pic.twitter.com/CbgpDlzNZX
— 人民日報 People's Daily (@people_cn) October 6, 2015
Aerial drone photos of the traffic have been published far and wide this week:
A 50-lane traffic jam in China will make you regret complaining about your commute @BI_Video http://t.co/ZcVopY5zgC pic.twitter.com/q20hd2gUje
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) October 8, 2015
Look At This Terrifying 50-Lane Traffic Jam In China http://t.co/IYB5A29Lv1 pic.twitter.com/EZxFDjOsGw
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 9, 2015
Just when you thought your commute was bad…traffic jam on 50 lane highway in China! http://t.co/oU9MCu4wpt pic.twitter.com/jlshM78TqW
— FOX 25 News Boston (@fox25news) October 9, 2015
The jam happens during one of China’s busiest tourist periods, the week-long National Day celebration in which millions of tourists take trips around the country. It looks like the perfect scene for a multi-million-dollar Andreas Gursky fine art photo.