What may appear to be an iconic botanic garden of polychrome floras from a bird’s-eye view in Xiamen, southeast China’s Fujian Province, is in fact an entangled cluster of abandoned shared bikes. /Tencent Photo

In the startling aerial photos recently captured by Chen Zixiang, a Xiamen citizen, tens of thousands of discarded shared vehicles in the color of yellow, blue and red were seen cluttering a square the size of a football field like haunting metal hills. /Tencent Photo

Since pictures revealing the staggering scenario were posted online, many have expressed concerns as to the hazards which resulted from the shared vehicles oversupply. “The sharing of resources has become a waste of resources,” a netizen @chenlifen commented on Weibo, China’s answer to Twitter, pointing at how redundant shared bikes have brought about unexpected mounting burdens to the country’s metropolises. /Tencent Photo

Providing an easy-accessed and cost-efficient alternative to private cars and overcrowded subways to people in big cities, the burgeoning shared vehicles have also led to clogged pedestrians, chaotic public spaces, as well as the increasing bike abuse. /Tencent Photo

According to local media, the number of shared bikes in Xiamen has exceeded 300,000 as of April this year. Though local authorities have been launching campaigns to unload dockless bikes, specific regulations concerning how to rein in the overgrowing vehicles are yet to be launched in the city. /Tencent Photo