10Dec20127:21am, ESTAFP - Getty ImagesScavengers picking up useful construction waste from a garbage dump in Hefei, in central China's Anhui province on December 9, 2012. China's widening wealth gap leaves millions in povertyChina's wealth gap has widened to a level where it is among the world's most unequal nations, a Chinese academic institute said in a survey, as huge numbers of poor are left behind by the economic boom.-- Agence France-PresseFollow @NBCNewsPicturesSign up for the NBCNews.com Photos Newsletter