This list of the tallest buildings and structures in the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

ranks structures

Architectural structure

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 in the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

 that stand at least 270 m (885.8 ft) tall by height. Structures under construction are included if its current height is over 270 m (885.8 ft).

Current

Construction	Year	Construction type	Town	Pinnacle height	Remarks
Canton Tower Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower Canton Tower, formerly Guangzhou TV astronomical and Sightseeing Tower, is an observation tower in the Haizhu District of Guangzhou, historically known as Canton or Kwangchow, Guangdong, China. Topping out of the tower was in 2009 and it became operational on 29 September 2010 for the 2010 Asian...	2010	Concrete tower	Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...	600 m (1,968.5 ft)	Tallest tower and second tallest structure in the world
Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai World Financial Center The most distinctive feature in the design of the building is an aperture at the peak. The original design specified a circular aperture, in diameter, to reduce the stresses of wind pressure, as well as serve as a subtext for the design, since "Chinese mythology represents the earth with a square...	2007	Skyscraper	Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...	492 m (1,614.2 ft)	tallest building in mainland China and third tallest building in the world
International Commerce Centre International Commerce Centre The International Commerce Centre is a 108 floor, skyscraper completed in 2010 in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is a part of the Union Square project built on top of Kowloon Station. The development is owned and jointly developed by MTR Corporation Limited and Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong...	2008	Skyscraper	Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...	490 m (1,607.6 ft)	tallest building in Hong Kong
Oriental Pearl Tower Oriental Pearl Tower The Oriental Pearl Tower is a TV tower in Shanghai, China. The Oriental Pearl Tower is located at the tip of Lujiazui in the Pudong district, by the side of Huangpu River, opposite of The Bund....	1994	Concrete tower	Shanghai	468 m (1,535.4 ft)
Greenland Square Zifeng Tower Greenland Square Zifeng Tower The Nanjing Greenland Financial Center is a supertall skyscraper completed in April 2010 in Nanjing, China. The 89-story building comprises retail and office space in the lower section, and restaurants, a hotel, and a public observatory near the top...	2008	Skyscraper	Nanjing Nanjing ' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...	450 m (1,476.4 ft)
Guangzhou International Finance Center	2010	Skyscraper	Guangzhou	440 m (1,443.6 ft)
Jin Mao Tower	1998	Skyscraper	Shanghai	421 m (1,381.2 ft)
Two International Finance Centre	2003	Skyscraper	Hong Kong	416 m (1,364.8 ft)
Tianjin Radio and Television Tower Tianjin Radio and Television Tower The Tianjin Radio and Television Tower is a 415.2 m tower in Tianjin, China used primarily for communication. It was built in 1991 at a cost of $45 million. Approximately two-thirds up the tower is an observation pod with floor space 253m...	1991	Concrete tower	Tianjin Tianjin ' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government...	415 m (1,361.5 ft)
Central Radio and TV Tower	1992	Concrete tower	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...	405 m (1,328.7 ft)
CITIC Plaza CITIC Plaza CITIC Plaza is a skyscraper built in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Its structural height is 391 m 80 stories including two tall antenna-like spires on the top. Completed in 1997, it is the tallest concrete building in the world...	1997	Skyscraper	Guangzhou	391 m (1,282.8 ft)
Henan Provence TV Tower	2009	Concrete tower	Zhengzhou	388 m (1,273 ft)
Shun Hing Square Shun Hing Square Shun Hing Square , also named "Di Wang" in Shenzhen, is a 384m tall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.It is currently the second tallest in Shenzhen, 7th tallest building in mainland China, and the 15th tallest in the world. It was the tallest building in China from its completion...	1996	Skyscraper	Shenzhen Shenzhen Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...	384 m (1,259.8 ft)
Central Plaza	1992	Skyscraper	Hong Kong	374 m (1,227 ft)	>-	Bank of China Tower	1990	Skyscraper	Hong Kong	367 m (1,204.1 ft)
Yangtze River Crossing Yangtze River Crossing The Yangtze River Power Line Crossings refer to overhead power lines that cross the Yangtze River in China. There are at least three power line crossings on the Yangtze River at Jiangyin, Nanjing, and Wuhu. The one at Jiangyin has the tallest electrical pylons in the world.-Jiangyin:One exists...	2003	Lattice tower (electricity pylon Electricity pylon A transmission tower is a tall structure, usually a steel lattice tower, used to support an overhead power line. They are used in high-voltage AC and DC systems, and come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes... )	Jiangyin Jiangyin Jiangyin is a city in China's Jiangsu province on the Yangtze River. It has population of 1.2 million . The total GDP reached RMB 171.3 billion yuan in 2009, an increase of 11.6% from 2008. The GDP per capita reached RMB 142,572 yuan...	347 m (1,138.5 ft)	Tallest pylons Electricity pylon A transmission tower is a tall structure, usually a steel lattice tower, used to support an overhead power line. They are used in high-voltage AC and DC systems, and come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes...  in the world
The Center The Center The Center is the fifth tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong, after International Commerce Centre, Two International Finance Centre , Central Plaza and Bank of China Tower. With a height of 346 m , it comprises 73 stories. The Center is one of the few skyscrapers in Hong Kong that is entirely...	1998	Skyscraper	Hong Kong	346 m (1,135.2 ft)
West Pearl Tower West Pearl Tower West Pearl Tower is a tower built of reinforced concrete located in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. At high, the West Pearl Tower is the fourth tallest tower in China. West Pearl Tower started construction in 1992, but constructions was halted later in the year due to budgeting problems....	2004	Concrete tower	Chengdu Chengdu Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...	339 m (1,112.2 ft)
Hefei Emerald TV Tower	2008	Steel tower	Hefei Hefei Hefei is the capital and largest city of Anhui Province in Eastern China. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural centre of Anhui...	339 m (1,112.2 ft)
Macau Tower Macau Tower Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre , also known as Macau Tower, is a tower located in the former Portuguese colony of Macau, now a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The tower measures 338 m in height from ground level to the highest point...	2001	Concrete tower	Macau Macau Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...	338 m (1,108.9 ft)
Dragon Tower	2000	Lattice tower	Harbin Harbin Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...	336 m (1,102.4 ft)
Shimao International Plaza Shimao International Plaza Shimao International Plaza is a tall skyscraper of 60 stories in Shanghai's Huangpu District. It was completed in 2005 under the design of Ingenhoven, Overdiek und Partner, East China Architecture and Design Institute....	2006	Skyscraper	Shanghai	333 m (1,092.5 ft)
Minsheng Bank Building Minsheng Bank Building The Minsheng Bank Building is a supertall skyscraper located in Wuhan, China. The tall building was completed in 2007 and contains 68 floors. In April 2006, the building was topped out, becoming the 18th-tallest building in the world...	2006	Skyscraper	Wuhan Wuhan Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers...	331 m (1,086 ft)
China World Trade Center Tower 3 China World Trade Center Tower 3 China World Trade Center Tower III is a supertall skyscraper with 81 floors, 4 underground floors, and 30 elevators in Beijing, China. It is the third phase of development of the China World Trade Center complex in Beijing's central business district of Chaoyang at the junction of the East Third...	2008	Skyscraper	Beijing	330 m (1,082.7 ft)	topped out
Wusung Radio Tower Wusung Radio Tower Wusung Radio Tower is a 321 metres tall guyed mast situated at Wusong near Shanghai. Wusung Radio Mast was built in the 1930s and was at the time of inauguration the world's second tallest architectural structure after the Empire State Building.-References:...	193?	Guyed mast	Wusung	321 m (1,053.1 ft)	was at time of completion, world's second tallest architectural structure
Nina Tower I Nina Tower I Nina Towers are a twin tower of 80-storey and 42-storey high-rise buildings in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. The original design of this towers was just called Nina Tower and was supposed to be the tallest tower in the world at 518 m or 1,699 ft...	2006	Skyscraper	Hong Kong	319 m (1,046.6 ft)
Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower The Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower is free standing telecommunications and observation tower whose antenna reaches up to 318.5 meters . It was built in 1996 in Nanjing, China.-External links:* http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Teach/Nanjing-TV-tower.jpg...	1996	Concrete tower	Nanjing Nanjing ' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...	319 m (1,046.6 ft)
Tortoise Mountain TV Tower Tortoise Mountain TV Tower Tortoise Mountain TV Tower is a 311.4-metre high TV Tower at Wuhan, China. It is a concrete tower equipped with an observation deck in a height of 210 metres. It does not stand directly upon the hill, which is occupied by an ancient temple complex . Guishan TV Tower is China's first self-developed...	1986	concrete tower	Wuhan	311 m (1,020.3 ft)
One Island East One Island East One Island East , is a supertall skyscraper that is located in TaiKoo Place on Island East, Hong Kong. The skyscraper is a commercial office building that rises 298.35 m and has 69 stories of habitable office space and two basement levels, thus contains 71 stories in total. There is a sky lobby...	2008	Skyscraper	Hong Kong	308 m (1,010.5 ft)	topped out
Liaoning Broadcast and TV Tower Liaoning Broadcast and TV Tower The Liaoning Broadcast and Television Tower is a tall free-standing structure used for communication. It was built in 1989 in Shenyang, China and is 305.5 m tall. Within the "disk" of the tower, accessible through an elevator, there is an in-door observation deck, rotating restaurant, and a small...	1989	Concrete tower	Shenyang Shenyang Shenyang , or Mukden , is the capital and largest city of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Currently holding sub-provincial administrative status, the city was once known as Shengjing or Fengtianfu...	306 m (1,003.9 ft)
Pylons of Sutong Bridge	2008	Concrete pylons		306 m (1,003.9 ft)
Jinping-I Hydropower Station Jinping-I Hydropower Station The Jinping-I Hydropower Station , is a large hydroelectric project on the "Jinping Bend" of the Yalong River in Sichuan, China...	under construction	Arch dam		305 m (1,000.7 ft)
Pylons of Stonecutters Bridge Stonecutters Bridge Stonecutters Bridge is a high level cable-stayed bridge which spans the Rambler Channel in Hong Kong, connecting Nam Wan Kok, Tsing Yi Island and Stonecutters Island...	2008	Concrete pylons	Hong Kong	298 m (977.7 ft)
Zhuzhou Television Tower Zhuzhou Television Tower Zhuzhou Television Tower is a tall free standing telecommunications tower in Zhuzhou, China.- External links :*...	1999	Concrete tower	Zhuzhou Zhuzhou Zhuzhou , formerly Jianning, is a city in Hunan Province, China, southeast of Changsha beside the Xiangjiang River. It is part of the "ChangZhuTan Golden Triangle"...	293 m (961.3 ft)
SEG Plaza SEG Plaza SEG Plaza is a skyscraper located at the junction of Shennan Boulevard and Hua Qiang Bei in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. Completed in 2000, it is 356m high and has 70+ storeys. It is the 13th tallest in China and the 22nd tallest in the world...	2000	Skyscraper	Shenzhen	292 m (958 ft)
Plaza 66 Plaza 66 Plaza 66 is a commercial and office complex in Shanghai, consisting of a shopping mall and two skyscrapers. The shopping mall has 5 levels with a total area of over 50,000 square metres...	2001	Skyscraper	Shanghai	288 m (944.9 ft)
Tomorrow Square Tomorrow Square Tomorrow Square is the fifth tallest building in Shanghai, China. It is located in the Puxi district, close to People's Square. It is about 285 m tall and has 55 floors....	2003	Skyscraper	Shanghai	285 m (935 ft)
Chongqing World Trade Center Chongqing World Trade Center The Chongqing World Trade Center is a 283.1 metre tall skyscraper located in Chongqing, China. The building was completed in 2005 after 3 years of construction beginning in 2002 and topping out in 2004. The building has 60 floors which can all be accessed by 12 elevators...	2003	Skyscraper	Chongqing Chongqing Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...	283 m (928.5 ft)
Cheung Kong Centre	2003	Skyscraper	Hong Kong	283 m (928.5 ft)
Shijiazhuang TV-tower	1998	Concrete tower	Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang is the capital and largest city of North China's Hebei province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about south of Beijing...	280 m (918.6 ft)
Central Plains Pearl TV Tower	1998	Concrete tower	Luoyang Luoyang Luoyang is a prefecture-level city in western Henan province of Central China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyang to the south, Sanmenxia to the west, Jiyuan to the north, and Jiaozuo to the northeast.Situated on the central plain of...	278 m (912.1 ft)
Hong Kong New World Tower Hong Kong New World Tower The Hong Kong New World Tower is a 61-floor skyscraper, completed in 2002, located near Huaihai Park in the Luwan District of Shanghai. It is 278 meters high and was built by Bregman and Hamann Architects. It overlooks the People's Square across the Yan'an Elevated Road.-External links:* at...	2002	Skyscraper	Shanghai	278 m (912.1 ft)
Diwang International Commerce Center Diwang International Commerce Center Diwang International Commerce Center is a 54-floor 276 meter tall skyscraper completed in 2006 located in Nanning, China.-External links:**...	2006	Skyscraper	Nanning Nanning Nanning is the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. It is known as the "Green City" because of its abundance of lush tropical foliage.-History:...	276 m (905.5 ft)
Wuhan World Trade Tower Wuhan World Trade Tower The Wuhan World Trade Tower is a 273 metre tall skyscraper located in Wuhan, China. As of April 2006, it is the tallest completed building in Wuhan however will be surpassed in late 2006 by the Minsheng Bank Building....	1998	Skyscraper	Wuhan	273 m (895.7 ft)
The Cullinan North Tower	2007	Skyscraper	Hong Kong	270 m (885.8 ft)
The Cullinan South Tower	2007	Skyscraper	Hong Kong	270 m (885.8 ft)
China International Center China International Center China International Center is a 62-floor 270 meter tall skyscraper completed in 2007 located in Guangzhou, China.-External links:**...	2007	Skyscraper	Guangzhou	270 m (885.8 ft)

Under construction

This table ranks structures under construction with planned height at least 270 m (885.8 ft) by its planned height. It does not include structures that already reach its full height.

Name	Type	Pinnacle height	Completion	Town
Pingan International Finance Centre Pingan International Finance Centre The Pingan International Finance Center is a 115-storey supertall skyscraper that is under construction in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. The tower was commissioned by Ping An Insurance, and designed by the American architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox...	Skyscraper	648 m (2,126 ft)	2014	Shenzhen Shenzhen Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
Shanghai Tower	Skyscraper	632 m (2,073.5 ft)	2014	Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
China 117 Tower China 117 Tower Goldin Finance 117 - also known as China 117 Tower is a skyscraper under construction in Tianjin, China. The tower is expected to stand at a height of with 117 floors. Construction began in 2008, and the building was scheduled to be completed in 2014, becoming the second tallest building in...	Skyscraper	597 m (1,958.7 ft)	2014	Tianjin Tianjin ' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government...
Broadcasting, Telephone and TV Tower	Guyed mast	470 m (1,542 ft)	2009	Xi'an Xi'an Xi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty... >-	Kingkey Finance Center Plaza	Skyscraper	441 m (1,446.9 ft)	2011	Shenzhen Shenzhen Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
JW Marriott International Finance Centre JW Marriott International Finance Centre JW Marriott International Finance Centre is a supertall skyscraper with 102 floors and with a roof height of Planned for Chongqing, China. The design has gone through several versions, requiring the demolition of the base for a previous version of the project....	Skyscraper	398 m (1,305.8 ft)	2009	Chongqing Chongqing Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
Dalian Yujing Center	Skyscraper	384 m (1,259.8 ft)	??	Dalian Dalian Dalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It faces Shandong to the south, the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west and south. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, Dalian is the southernmost city of Northeast China and China's...
Forum 66 Forum 66 Forum 66 is a twin tower complex currently under construction in Shenyang, China. The complex consists of two supertall skyscrapers; Tower 1 will be with 76 floors and Tower 2 will be with 68 floors...  Tower 1	Skyscraper	384 m (1,259.8 ft)	2013	Shenyang Shenyang Shenyang , or Mukden , is the capital and largest city of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Currently holding sub-provincial administrative status, the city was once known as Shengjing or Fengtianfu...
The Pinnacle Grand International Mansion The Pinnacle is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Guangzhou, China. The office tower is set to rise and contain 59 floors, with six basement levels. Construction of the -building is expected to be complete in 2011.-References:...	Skyscraper	360 m (1,181.1 ft)	2011	Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
Forum 66 Forum 66 Forum 66 is a twin tower complex currently under construction in Shenyang, China. The complex consists of two supertall skyscrapers; Tower 1 will be with 76 floors and Tower 2 will be with 68 floors...  Tower 2	Skyscraper	351 m (1,151.6 ft)	2013	Shenyang Shenyang Shenyang , or Mukden , is the capital and largest city of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Currently holding sub-provincial administrative status, the city was once known as Shengjing or Fengtianfu...
Gezhouba International Plaza Gezhouba International Plaza The Gezhouba International Plaza is a proposed supertall skyscraper in Wuhan, China. The mixed-use tower is set to rise and contain 69 floors. It is expected to be completed in 2013.-References:...	Skyscraper	350 m (1,148.3 ft)	??	Wuhan Wuhan Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers...
Tianjin Tower	Skyscraper	337 m (1,105.6 ft)	2010	Tianjin Tianjin ' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government...
Wenzhou World Trade Center Wenzhou World Trade Center Wenzhou World Trade Center is a 68-floor supertall skyscraper in Wenzhou, China. Construction of the building began on 9 June 2003 and was completed at in 2010 at 333 m , giving it the title of the 25th-tallest building in the world. The building was designed by RTKL Associates...	Skyscraper	322 m (1,056.4 ft)	2009	Wenzhou Wenzhou Wenzhou is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. The area under its jurisdiction, which includes two satellite cities and six counties, had a population of 9,122,100 as of 2010....

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