Glittered with the Lights of Modernity: China's Top CBD Skylines

Beijing relatively performed poorly in terms of energy efficiency and environmental quality compared with other Chinese cities.

Shanghai is often seen as one of the more cosmopolitan cities in China, with the strongest influence from the West.

GUANGZHOU. Guangzhou East Tower, aka Chow Tai Fook Center, stands at 530 meters after it was completed on Oct 28, 2014, and is the highest building in Guanghzou.

CHONGQING. Skyline of Yuzhong Peninsula with the Chongqing World Financial Centre (tallest) and other skyscrapers and high-rise buildings in Jiefangbei CBD, also known as Jiefangbei Commercial Walking Street, in Chongqing, May 31, 2015.

HANGZHOU. The skyline view of the Hangzhou CBD on July 1, 2012.

TIANJIN. Night view of Tianjin Binhai CBD along the Haihe River on Sept 21, 2014. Less than 20 square kilometers, Tianjin Binhai CBD has attracted many international companies, government departments and commercial entertainment.

SHENZHEN. Night view of Shenzhen Central Business Center on July 4, 2014. Shenzhen CBD has been planned, built and used for decades as venues for politics, culture and business.

NANJING. The sunset view of the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center.

CHANGSHA. Night view of modern buildings in Changsha City, central China's Hunan Province, April 28, 2011.

QINGDAO. The night view of the Qingdao CBD.

Urbanization in China's cities has created unique cityscapes that rival other top cities in the world. These images of tall buildings and iconic landmarks are there lying unseen, until tourists take a definite vantage point that captures a wide angle of these cities in all their pulsating modernity. Have you got postcard-perfect snaps of China's top skylines? Here are 10 to be your guide.