Several works stood out at a recent photography competition for Shanghai city's biggest sponge park – a facility designed to absorb and capture rainwater and reuse it for other things, as well as being a recreational park with shops and entertainment outlets. This amazing sponge park is called Xing Kong Zhi Jing, or the Realm of Stars. Let's check out.

An aerial view of the park through clouds wins top prize in the competition. [Photo by Bao Hu Lu Ai She Ying/WeChat ID: shlgguanweihui]

Magnificent lighting along the roads, bridges and facilities in the park create a dreamlike picture at night. [Photo by Graces/WeChat ID: shlgguanweihui]

The setting sun is caught inside a sculpture at the Realm of Stars. [Photo by Huan Huan/WeChat ID: shlgguanweihui]