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a light-filled valley taken from Xianggong Hill, China
September 30, 2015

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Early morning sunbeams pierce the clouds over a valley in Yangshuo County, China. Your Shot member Matthew Richardson captured the dramatic scene from his vantage point atop Xianggong Hill, just one of the many karst peaks that fill the region.

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Photograph by Matthew Richardson, National Geographic Your Shot

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