Above is one of the streets of Lingshan. Right now it is my favorite city in China. I would guess there are about 200,000+ people there. Not a big city- certainly not in China where cities of millions pop up in just a few years (unknown to most Americans).
It's a country city. The locals would admit they live in the sticks. But it is surrounded by mountains with line of them hugging the city, split by a river and swarming with bikes, three-wheelers and motorcyles.