China's abandoned buildings draw urban explorers despite risks
9 months ago
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- Xu Pengcheng and his crew engage in urban exploration by entering an abandoned building through a broken window.
- Urban exploration, or 'urbex', involves exploring dilapidated and closed-off urban areas, often legally ambiguous.
- The activity is gaining popularity in China, partly due to the property sector crisis leaving many buildings empty.