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Hong Kong is the Chinese city with the most skyscrapers, [8] while Shenzhen has the most number of supertalls. [9] In June 2020, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) imposed a ban on the construction of super high-rise buildings taller than 500 m (1,600 ft), due to safety reasons and waste of resources. [10]
This list includes the tallest (completed or topped out) buildings in China by city. All measurements are as defined and recognised by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Heights are measured to Architectural Top, with antennae being excluded. Only buildings over 300 metres (980 ft) are included.
The list includes buildings located in Macau but not those found in Hong Kong, which are featured in their own list. Shanghai Tower KK100. The list of the tallest buildings and structures in China encompasses a compilation of remarkable structures throughout the mainland and the special administrative region of Macau.
The tallest building in Beijing is currently the 109-storey China Zun at 528 metres (1,732 ft) tall, surpassing the 330 metres (1,083 ft) China World Trade Centre Tower III upon completion in 2018. The third tallest building as of 2020 is China World Trade Center Phase 3B at 295.6 metres (970 ft).
In 2011 there are over 20,000 buildings 11 stories or higher and more than 1,000 buildings exceeding 30 stories in Shanghai. [3] As of January 2019, there are 165 high-rise buildings either under construction, approved for construction, or proposed for construction, of which five are over 300 m (980 ft) high.
Shanghai Tower [a] is a 128-story, 632-meter-tall (2,073 ft) megatall skyscraper located in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai. [10] It is the tallest building in China and the world's third-tallest building by height to architectural top.
Formerly known as the Kingkey 100. Tallest building in Luohu District and Shennan East Road, 14th-tallest building in China and 26th-tallest building in the world. The building has a height-width ratio of 9.5:1, thus becoming one of China's slimmest buildings. [11] 3 China Resources Headquarters: 392.5 m (1,288 ft) 68 2018 Nanshan
In the 2010s, China overtook the United States to become the country with the most supertall buildings. Other cities in China that have built multiple supertall buildings since 2000 include Guiyang, Nanjing, Nanning, Tianjin, and Wuhan. Taiwan completed its first supertall building, 85 Sky Tower, in the city of Kaohsiung in 1997.