Shanghai, China is enormous, but it hasn’t always been that way. In recent decades, the city’s population and urban footprint have exploded. When this Timelapse starts in 1982, the population was estimated to be 11.8 million, and now it’s roughly 24.4 million.
Earlier this week, residents of Shanghai emerged from their homes after a two-month COVID-19 lockdown. However, negative tests are still required for people to enter many public places throughout the city.