The Lin-gang Special Area in East China's Shanghai city celebrates the second anniversary of its inauguration on Aug 20 – and being at the forefront of China's opening up and reform, the area undergoes change day by day.

Check out the photos below to see how things have dramatically altered in Lin-gang in just a few years.

Photos taken in July 2019 (above) and Aug 2021 (below) show the Crystal Innovation Tower in the Lin-gang Special Area. [Photo/WeChat account: shlgguanweihui]