Bicycles of various bike-sharing services are seen at an urban village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 7, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Ofo shared bicycles are seen piled up at a vacant lot in Xiamen, Fujian province, China December 13, 2017. Picture taken December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT.
Bicycles of various bike-sharing services are seen in Shanghai, China, November 23, 2017.
Bicycles of various bike-sharing services are seen in a garbage dump in Shanghai, China June 4, 2018. Reuters/Aly Song
Bicycles of various bike-sharing services compressed into blocks are seen in a garbage dump in Shanghai, China June 4, 2018.
Bicycles of various bike-sharing services are seen in Shanghai, China, December 13, 2017.
Bicycles of various bike-sharing services are seen in Shanghai, China, November 3, 2017.
Bicycles of various bike-sharing services are seen in Shanghai, China, November 21, 2017.
Bicycles of various bike-sharing services compressed into blocks are seen in a garbage dump in Shanghai, China June 4, 2018.
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A worker untangles a rope amid piled-up shared bicycles at a vacant lot in Xiamen, Fujian province, China December 13, 2017. Picture taken December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT.
Bicycles of various bike-sharing services are seen at a vacant lot in Wuhan, Hubei province, China April 7, 2018. Picture taken April 7, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT.
China's bike-sharing graveyards
Rapid expansion of shared bicycle companies across China has led to massive piles of abandoned bikes as supply outstrips demand.