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23/02/2016

‘Weird’ new buildings banned in Chinese cities| Society

Cities will not be allowed to build more “oversized, xenocentric, weird” buildings devoid of cultural tradition in the future, according to a new directive from the central government.

The State Council, or the cabinet, and the Communist Party of China Central Committee issued the directive on Sunday. It says buildings should be “suitable, economic, green and pleasing to the eye.”

Cities have built some unusually shaped buildings to create memorable skylines in recent years, but many have drawn criticism. Here is one of sixteen very weird buildings in China!'Weird' new buildings banned in Chinese cities

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Source: ‘Weird’ new buildings banned in Chinese cities[12]| Society

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