The Tower & # 39; Waterfall & # 39; joined the Chinese league of strange buildings

BEIJING: A skyscraper in southwestern China that has what its owner calls the largest artificial waterfall in the world has become the latest example of exaggerated architecture to attract the ridiculous national.

The Guiyang City Tower, in southwestern China, was built with a spectacular 108-meter waterfall tumbling down its face – but the cash flow could prove to be a problem for ostentatious design.

Although the Liebian International Building is not yet finished, the water plan was completed two years ago. However, it has only been lit six times, with the owners charging high cost – 800 yuan ($ 120 or 8,057 rupees) per hour – pumping water up to the top of the structure of 121 meters high.

Built by the Ludi Industry Group, the building will house a shopping mall, offices and a luxury hotel. The iconic artificial waterfall of the skyscraper uses runoff, rainwater and groundwater collected in giant underground tanks.

The company says the feature pays tribute to the wilderness of the region, but Chinese netizens scoff at the project as a waste of money.

"If they could just turn it on once every few months, the company would save on cleaning windows," wrote a user on the Weibo social network.

China's rapid economic growth is accompanied by a construction boom, often including exotic buildings that are criticized as a waste of public funds or shareholders.

The head office of the public television channel China Central Television in Beijing presents a futuristic design now nicknamed "The Big Underpants" because of its resemblance to a giant pond.

The problem prompted Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2014 to call in the end what he called "weird architecture".