![The Atlantic 21st-c China](http://beijingcream.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/The-Atlantic-21st-c-China-1.jpeg)
The Atlantic is running an ongoing series called “Scenes From 21st-Century China,” in which it seeks to show the PRC is a “vast, dynamic nation that continues to grow and evolve.” (We last posted about this in June.) Its latest installment, published Monday, features 42 stunning hi-res images that go a long way toward accomplishing that mission. We’ve sampled a dozen of them here, but you should really go give them all a look. The symbolism in many of the pictures is poignant and not half as obvious as the Icarus allegory above.
![The Atlantic 21st-c China 2](http://beijingcream.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/The-Atlantic-21st-c-China-2.jpeg)
![The Atlantic 21st-c China 3](http://beijingcream.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/The-Atlantic-21st-c-China-3.jpeg)
![The Atlantic 21st-c China 4](http://beijingcream.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/The-Atlantic-21st-c-China-4.jpeg)
![The Atlantic 21st-c China 5](http://beijingcream.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/The-Atlantic-21st-c-China-5.jpeg)
![The Atlantic 21st-c China 6](http://beijingcream.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/The-Atlantic-21st-c-China-6.jpeg)
![The Atlantic 21st-c China 7](http://beijingcream.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/The-Atlantic-21st-c-China-7.jpeg)
![The Atlantic 21st-c China 8](http://beijingcream.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/The-Atlantic-21st-c-China-8.jpeg)
![The Atlantic 21st-c China 9](http://beijingcream.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/The-Atlantic-21st-c-China-9.jpeg)
![The Atlantic 21st-c China 10](http://beijingcream.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/The-Atlantic-21st-c-China-10.jpeg)
![The Atlantic 21st-c China 11](http://beijingcream.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/The-Atlantic-21st-c-China-11.jpeg)
![The Atlantic 21st-c China 12](http://beijingcream.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/The-Atlantic-21st-c-China-12.jpeg)