View from the very top

As a crane operator, Wei Gensheng has taken advantage of being at the highest point of construction sites to capture the beauty of Shanghai. He shares his passion with Wu Ni.

Having worked as a crane operator for nearly 40 years, Wei Gensheng rose to fame suddenly not as a construction worker but a photographer. The photos he took from his sky-high working position has won much praise from professionals and the public.

The 59-year-old Shanghai native is a tower crane operator at the construction site of Shanghai Tower, which will be China's tallest skyscraper when it is completed late this year, second only to the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai.