The“Flying Kiss”statue located in Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. Photo:VCG
BEIJING, April 14, Global Times - China s top economic planner announced it would restrict the construction of skyscrapers over 500 meters and prohibit the construction of ugly buildings in a document aiming to improve urbanization management that was released on Tuesday.
The regulations were issued by China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
Among the world’s 10 highest buildings, six that are more than 500 meters are in China.
The country has the most skyscrapers in the world, with 2,395 buildings over 150 meters and 95 buildings over 300 meters, according to statistics from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, a US nonprofit organization.
CHINA / SOCIETY
By Wan Lin Published: Apr 13, 2021 11:52 PM
The“Flying Kiss”statue located in Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. Photo:VCG
China s top economic planner announced it would restrict the construction of skyscrapers over 500 meters and prohibit the construction of ugly buildings in a document aiming to improve urbanization management that was released on Tuesday.
The regulations were issued by China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
Among the world’s 10 highest buildings, six that are more than 500 meters are in China.
The country has the most skyscrapers in the world, with 2,395 buildings over 150 meters and 95 buildings over 300 meters, according to statistics from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, a US nonprofit organization.