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Above: Guangzhou is the capital of the province of Guangdong,
and lies in the South of China, some 200 kilometers above Hong Kong.
The city is previously known as Canton, has some 4 million inhabitants,
and is one of many Chinese cities that have quite a few tall skyscrapers.
But, many of the skyscrapers here haven't been put on record yet,
so not much information is available.
On the picture: view from the East Train Station of Guangzhou towards the Tianhe district.


Above: CITIC Plaza, Guangzhou's tallest with 391m/1283f
(without spire: 322m/1056f, 80 stories, 1997), on a cloudy and smoggy day.


Above left: Metro Plaza (182m/597f, 48 stories, 1996)
and its smaller sister tower China Mayors Tower (right, no information available).
Above right: Guangzhou International Trade Centre (167m/548f, 48 stories, 1997).
The spire on top isn't included in its height.


Above left: CITIC Plaza Hotel or Guangdong International Building (200m/657f, 63 stories, 1990).
Above middle left: this building was under construction when the picture was taken (May 2001):
the Zhongcheng Plaza I & II twin towers. Both towers have 51 stories and are 191 metres/626 feet tall.
According to information on the Emporis.com site, the building's construction has been put on hold.
Above middle and middle right: JLB Tower (162m/532f, 39 stories, 1999).
Above right: another skyscraper that was under construction when the pictures were taken (May 2001):
the Post & Telecommunication Hub building.
It was completed in 2003 and has 66 stories, with a height of 260m/853f.
It is currently Guangzhou's third tallest skyscraper.


Above left: Sky Central Plaza Apartments, buildings I and II (142m/466f, 38 stories, 1996).
The buildings are situated in front of CITIC Plaza and on some pictures it seems
as though they are part of CITIC Plaza, but they are not (Although a mall connects the three buildings).
Above middle: the China Construction Bank Tower (Jia Yin Building) is a 46-story skyscraper,
but no height is known. It will probably be between 180 and 200 metres, including spire.
Above right: Guangzhou International Trust & Investment Corporation Building (GZITIC Mansion).
(167m/548f, 47 stories, 1996).


Above left: Guangdong Development Bank Center (no height available, 38 stories, 1996).
Above middle: Guangdong Color TV Centre (154m/505f, 33 stories, 1990).
Above right: view down Dongfeng Road,
one of Guangzhou's busiest streets, with JLB Tower on the far right,
and China Construction Bank Tower (Jia Yin Building on the left).


Above: Looking up two of Guangzhou's tallest.


Thanks to Jonathan Smith for providing me with some of the information!


Guangzhou's tallest skyscrapers:
1. CITIC PLAZA 391m/1283f, 80 stories, 1997
2. DAPENG INTERNATIONAL PLAZA 269m/884f, 56 stories, u/c
3. POST AND TELECOMMUNICATION HUB 260m/853f, 66 stories, 2003
4. BAO HUA PLAZA 207m/679f, 54 stories, u/c
5. GUANGDONG INTERNATIONAL BUILDING 200m/657f, 63 stories, 1990
6. NEW CHINA MANSION 200m/656f, 56 stories, still u/c
7. NANFANG INTERNATIONAL BUILDING 195m/640f, 48 stories, 1998
8. GZ ELECTRIC POWER BUILDING 194m/636f, 35 stories, 2002
9. CAESAR'S PALACE 3 192m/630f, 52 stories, 2004
10. ZHONGCHENG PLAZA I & II 191m/626f, 51 stories, still u/c

The building data, the top 10 of tallest buildings and some of the building information are courtesy of
EMPORIS.COM, one of the world's leading architectural resources on tall buildings.

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