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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.
Image credits: Downtown_Duty3437 The APA states that city living is linked to worse air pollution, increased noise, crime, social inequality, stress from sensory overload, and a lack of open space.
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 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.
China has built fifteen of the tallest skyscrapers in the world in the last twenty years. The UAE has also built numerous skyscrapers in the last twenty years, and the city of Dubai has the most skyscrapers in the top fifty list. The first list includes skyscrapers which are either completed or topped out according to CTBUH criteria.
The transparent façade is a unique design feature, because most buildings have only a single façade using highly reflective glass to reduce heat absorption, but the Shanghai Tower's double layer of glass eliminates the need for either layer to be opaqued. [56] The tower can accommodate as many as 16,000 people daily. [57]