Before arriving in Beijing I heard a lot about Beijing being old school and that Shanghai was more like a bustling, state-of-the-art city. While Shanghai and Beijing are different, Beijing boasts some amazing architecture that can't be found in the States.
Sure, the city just added the Water Cube (the swimming facility) and Bird's Nest (the arena for track) for the Olympics but there are plenty of other skyscrapers and designs that stand out.
China Central Television is completing its new facility that
defies gravity.
The building reminds many people of a pair of pants that is distorted. There are two "legs" and the middle section of the building has nothing beneath it. Then there is the building the Chinese built that resembles the Olympic torch. The upper half waves back-and-forth as if it were a flame. On top of that the building has an enormous flat-screen television built into the side.
Even with the normal-shaped skyscrapers, the Chinese have used massive amounts of colors and designs on the facades that you never see in America.
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