List of tallest buildings in China
China has the largest number of tall buildings in the world, surpassing that of the second and third largest, the United States (800+) and Japan (250+), combined.[1][2] As of early 2017, China has more than 1400 skyscrapers above 150 meters (492 ft) of which 48 are "supertall" (300 meters (984 ft) and above).[2][3] The tallest tower in China is currently the Shanghai Tower, located in the namesake city at a height of 632 meters (2,073 ft); it is the second-tallest building in the world. The previous 2 tallest buildings in mainland China have also been in Shanghai.
The tallest buildings in China in 2015 (heights labeled in meters)
The Chinese economic reform from 1978 onwards lead to a significant improvement in quality of living and economic capital. 32 of the 64 buildings (completed and architecturally topped out) with a minimum height of 350 meters (1,150 ft) worldwide are in China (including Hong Kong).
Number of skyscrapers completed each year
The following table lists the number of buildings that are 150 meters and taller built within the last 15 years:[3]
| Years | New Buildings |
|---|---|
| 2003–2004 | 133 |
| 2005–2006 | 125 |
| 2007–2008 | 126 |
| 2009–2010 | 127 |
| 2011–2012 | 105 |
| 2013 | 83 |
| 2014 | 149 |
| 2015 | 137 |
| 2016 | 127 |
| Total | 1112 |
In recent years, China has been finishing more than 100 skyscrapers per year, with about 120 planned for 2017.[4] More than 1000 skyscrapers were constructed just within the last 15 years.
Tallest buildings in China
As it is impractical to list all of its skyscrapers, the table below is an incomplete list of skyscrapers in China which ranks buildings that stand at least 300 m (980 ft) tall, sorted by height. This list includes skyscrapers in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Of the 104 buildings in this list, 14 are in Shanghai, 11 are in Shenzhen, 11 are in Hong Kong, 11 are in Guangzhou and 4 are in Beijing.
| Rank | Name | Chinese Name | Image | City | Height m
(ft) |
Floors | Year | Pinnacle height | Roof height |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanghai Tower | 上海中心大厦 |  | Shanghai | 632 m
(2,073 ft) |
128 | 2015 | 632 m (2,073 ft) | 632 m (2,073 ft) |
| 2 | Ping An Finance Centre | 平安国际金融中心 |  | Shenzhen | 599 m (1,965 ft) | 115 | 2017 | 599 m (1,965 ft) | 555 m (1,821 ft) |
| 3 | Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre | 广州周大福金融中心 | .jpg.webp) | Guangzhou | 530 m (1,740 ft) | 111 | 2016 | 530 m (1,740 ft) | 494 m (1,621 ft) |
| 4 | Tianjin CTF Finance Centre | 天津周大福濱海中心 |  | Tianjin | 530 m
(1,730 ft) |
97 | 2019 | 530 m (1,740 ft) | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| 5 | China Zun | 中国尊 |  | Beijing | 528 m (1,732 ft) | 109 | 2018 | 528 m (1,732 ft) | 528 m (1,732 ft) |
| 6 | Shanghai World Financial Center | 上海环球金融中心 |  | Shanghai | 492 m (1,614 ft) | 101 | 2008 | 492 m (1,614 ft) | 487 m (1,598 ft) |
| 7 | International Commerce Centre | 環球貿易廣場 |  | Hong Kong | 484 m (1,588 ft) | 108 | 2010 | 484 m (1,588 ft) | 484 m (1,588 ft) |
| 8 | Changsha IFS Tower T1 | 长沙国际金融中心 |  | Changsha | 452 m (1,483 ft) | 95 | 2018 | 452 m (1,483 ft) | 452 m (1,483 ft) |
| 9 | Suzhou IFS | 苏州国际金融中心 |  | Suzhou | 450 m (1,480 ft) | 98 | 2019 | 450 m (1,480 ft) | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| 10 | Zifeng Tower[5] | 绿地广场·紫峰大厦 |  | Nanjing | 450 m (1,480 ft) | 91 | 2010 | 450 m (1,480 ft) | 381 m (1,250 ft) |
| 11 | KK100 | 京基100 |  | Shenzhen | 441.8 m (1,449 ft) | 100 | 2011 | 441.8 m (1,449 ft) | 441.8 m (1,449 ft) |
| 12 | Guangzhou International Finance Center | 广州国际金融中心 |  | Guangzhou | 440.5 m (1,445 ft) | 103 | 2010 | 437.5 m (1,435 ft) | 432.0 m (1,417.3 ft) |
| 13 | Wuhan Center | 武汉中心 |  | Wuhan | 438 m (1,437 ft) | 88 | 2019 | 438 m (1,437 ft) | 438 m (1,437 ft) |
| 14 | Jin Mao Tower | 金茂大厦 |  | Shanghai | 421 m (1,381 ft) | 88 | 1998 | 421 m (1,381 ft) | 370 m (1,210 ft) |
| 15 | Two International Finance Centre | 國際金融中心二期 | .jpg.webp) | Hong Kong | 412 m (1,352 ft) | 88 | 2003 | 412 m (1,352 ft) | 392 m (1,286 ft) |
| 16 | Guiyang International Financial Center Tower 1 | 贵阳国际金融中心 |  | Guiyang | 401 m (1,316 ft) | 79 | 2020 | 401 m (1,316 ft) | |
| 17 | China Resources Headquarters | 华润总部大厦 |  | Shenzhen | 392 m (1,286 ft) | 67 | 2018 | 392 m (1,286 ft) | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
| 18 | CITIC Plaza | 中信广场 |  | Guangzhou | 391 m (1,283 ft) | 80 | 1997 | 391 m (1,283 ft) | 323 m (1,060 ft) |
| 19 | Dalian Eton Center | 大连裕景中心 |  [6] | Dalian | 384 m (1,260 ft) | 84 | 2016 | 350 m (1,150 ft) | |
| 20 | Forum 66 Tower 1 | 市府恒隆广场 |  | Shenyang[7][8] | 384 m (1,260 ft) | 76 | 2015 | 384 m (1,260 ft) | |
| 21 | Shun Hing Square | 信兴广场 |  | Shenzhen | 384 m (1,260 ft) | 72 | 1996 | 384 m (1,260 ft) | 325 m (1,066 ft) |
| 22 | Central Plaza | 中環廣場 |  | Hong Kong | 374 m (1,227 ft) | 81 | 1992 | 374 m (1,227 ft) | 309 m (1,014 ft) |
| 23 | Bank of China Tower | 中銀大廈 | Hong Kong | 367 m (1,204 ft) | 76 | 1990 | 367 m (1,204 ft) | 305 m (1,001 ft) | |
| 24 | The Pinnacle | 广晟国际大厦 | _indexxrus.JPG.webp) | Guangzhou | 360 m (1,180 ft) | 66 | 2011 | 360 m (1,180 ft) | 311.9 m (1,023 ft) |
| 25 | SEG Plaza[9] | 赛格广场 |  | Shenzhen | 356 m (1,168 ft) | 76 | 2000 | 292 m (958 ft) | |
| 26 | Xi'an Glory International Financial Center | 西安国瑞国际金融中心 | Xi'an | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 75 | 2020 | 350 m (1,150 ft) | 350 m (1,150 ft) | |
| 27 | The Center | 中環中心 |  | Hong Kong | 346 m (1,135 ft) | 79 | 1998 | 346 m (1,135 ft) | 292 m (958 ft) |
| 28 | Xiamen International Centre | 厦门国际中心 |  | Xiamen | 339.88 m (1,115.1 ft) | 72 | 2019 | 339.88 m (1,115.1 ft) | 322.76 m (1,058.9 ft) |
| 29 | Chongqing World Financial Center | 环球金融中心; |  | Chongqing | 339 m (1,112 ft) | 78 | 2015 | 339 m (1,112 ft) | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
| 30 | Tianjin World Financial Center[10] | 津塔 |  | Tianjin | 337 m (1,106 ft) | 79 | 2011 | 337 m (1,106 ft) | 337 m (1,106 ft) |
| 31 | Huaguoyuan Tower 1 | 花果园双子塔1塔 | Guiyang | 335 m (1,099 ft) | 76 | 2020 | unknown | 335 m (1,099 ft) | |
| 32 | Huaguoyuan Tower 2 | 花果园双子塔2塔 | Guiyang | 335 m (1,099 ft) | 76 | 2020 | unknown | 335 m (1,099 ft) | |
| 33 | Shimao International Plaza | 上海世茂国际广场 |  | Shanghai | 333 m (1,093 ft) | 69 | 2006 | 333 m (1,093 ft) | 247 m (810 ft) |
| 34 | Minsheng Bank Building | 民生银行大厦/武汉国际证券大厦 |  | Wuhan | 331 m (1,086 ft) | 71 | 2008 | 336 m (1,102 ft) | 290 m (950 ft) |
| 35 | Zhuhai Tower | 珠海中心大厦 |  | Zhuhai | 330 m (1,080 ft) | 67 | 2017 | 336 m (1,102 ft) | 290 m (950 ft) |
| 36 | China World Trade Center Tower III | 国际贸易中心3期 |  | Beijing | 330 m (1,080 ft) | 74 | 2009 | 330 m (1,080 ft) | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| 37 | Suning Plaza, Wuxi | 无锡国际金融中心 | Wuxi | 328 m (1,076 ft) | 71 | 2014 | 328 m (1,076 ft) | 284 m (933 ft) | |
| 38 | Hanging Village of Huaxi | 空中华西村 | .jpg.webp) | Wuxi | 328 m (1,076 ft) | 74 | 2011 | 328 m (1,076 ft) | 328 m (1,076 ft) |
| 39 | Deji Plaza Phase 2 | 德基广场二期 |  | Nanjing | 324 m (1,063 ft) | 70 | 2013 | 324 m (1,063 ft) | 324 m (1,063 ft) |
| 40 | Wenzhou World Trade Center | 温州世贸中心大厦 |  | Wenzhou | 322 m (1,056 ft) | 72 | 2011 | 322 m (1,056 ft) | |
| 41 | Nina Tower | 如心廣場 |  |
Hong Kong | 319 m (1,047 ft) | 82 | 2007 | 319 m (1,047 ft) | 319 m (1,047 ft) |
| 42 | International Youth Cultural Center Tower 1 | 南京国际青年文化中心 | Nanjing | 316 m (1,032 ft) | 71 | 2015 | 316 m (1,032 ft) | 290 m (951 ft) | |
| 43 | Moi Center | 瀋陽茂業中心 | Shenyang | 311 m (1,020 ft) | 75 | 2014 | 311 m (1,020 ft) | 270 m (886 ft) | |
| 44 | Fortune Center | 越秀金融大厦 | Guangzhou | 309 m (1,015 ft) | 77 | 2015 | 309 m (1,015 ft) | 292 m (958 ft) | |
| 45 | One Island East | 港島東中心 |  |
Hong Kong | 308 m (1,010 ft) | 70 | 2008 | 308 m (1,010 ft) | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| 46 | East Pacific Center Tower A | 东海商务广场主楼 | .jpg.webp) |
Shenzhen | 306 m (1,004 ft) | 89 | 2013 | 306 m (1,004 ft) | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
| 47 | Maoye City – Marriott Hotel | 无锡茂业中心 |  |
Wuxi | 304 m (997 ft) | 72 | 2014 | 304 m (997 ft) | |
| 48 | Jiangxi Greenland Central Plaza 1 | 南昌綠地中心 | Nanchang | 303 m (994 ft) | 59 | 2015 | 303 m (994 ft) | 245 m (804 ft) | |
| 49 | Jiangxi Greenland Central Plaza 2 | 南昌綠地中心 | Nanchang | 303 m (994 ft) | 59 | 2015 | 303 m (994 ft) | 245 m (804 ft) | |
| 50 | Diwang International Fortune Center | 南宁中国资源塔 | Liuzhou | 303 m (994 ft) | 75 | 2015 | 303 m (994 ft) | 288 m (945 ft) | |
| 51 | Zhongzhou Holdings Financial Center | 中洲控股中心 |  |
Shenzhen | 303 m (994 ft) | 70 | 2015 | 303 m (994 ft) | 303 m (994 ft) |
| 52 | Chang Fu Jin Mao Tower | 长富金茂大厦 | Shenzhen | 303 m (994 ft) | 72 | 2016 | 303 m | 271 m | |
| 53 | Gate to the East | 东方之门 |  | Suzhou | 302 m (991 ft) | 74 | 2014 | 302 m (991 ft) | 282 m (925 ft) |
| 54 | Leatop Plaza | 利通广场 | _indexxrus.JPG.webp) |
Guangzhou | 302 m
(993 ft) |
69 | 2012 | 302 m
(993 ft) |
365 m
(868 ft) |
| 55 | Greenland Puli Center | Jinan | 301 m
(988 ft) |
63 | 2015 | 301 m
(988 ft) |
244 m
(801 ft) | ||
| 56 | Shimao Cross-Strait Plaza A | 厦门世茂海峡大厦A | Xiamen | 300.00 m (984.25 ft) | 67 | 2015 | 295.30 m (968.8 ft) | 270.25 m (886.6 ft) | |
| 57 | Shimao Cross-Strait Plaza B | 厦门世茂海峡大厦B | Xiamen | 300.00 m (984.25 ft) | 67 | 2015 | 295.30 m (968.8 ft) | 270.25 m (886.6 ft) |
Timeline of tallest buildings
The following is a list of buildings that in the past held, or currently holds the title of the tallest building in mainland China. This list includes high-rises and skyscrapers only. It excludes pre-modern buildings as Liaodi Pagoda. It excludes such buildings as TV or observation towers like the Oriental Pearl Tower or Canton Tower. This list excludes buildings from Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan. [11]
| Name | Floors | Year(s) as tallest | Height m |
City | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Building | 6 | 1916–1922 | 45.75 | Shanghai |  |
| Nanfang Building | 12 | 1922–1927 | 50 | Guangzhou |  |
| Customs House | 8 | 1927–1929 | 79.2 | Shanghai |  |
| Peace Hotel | 13 | 1929–1934 | 77 | Shanghai |  |
| Broadway Mansions | 19 | 1934–1934 | 78 | Shanghai |  |
| Park Hotel | 24 | 1934–1968 | 84 | Shanghai |  |
| Guangzhou Hotel | 27 | 1968–1976 | 86.51 | Guangzhou |  |
| Baiyun Hotel | 34 | 1976–1981 | 93.5 | Guangzhou |  |
| Jinling Hotel | 37 | 1981–1985 | 110 | Nanjing |  |
| Guomao Building | 50 | 1985–1990 | 160 | Shenzhen |  |
| Jing Guang Center | 52 | 1990–1996 | 208 | Beijing | .jpg.webp) |
| King Tower | 38 | 1996–1996 | 212 | Shanghai |  |
| Shun Hing Square | 69 | 1996–1997 | 384 | Shenzhen |  |
| CITIC Plaza | 80 | 1997–1998 | 390 | Guangzhou | |
| Jinmao Tower | 88 | 1998–2008 | 421 | Shanghai |  |
| Shanghai World Financial Center | 101 | 2008–2015 | 492 | Shanghai |  |
| Shanghai Tower | 128 | 2015–present | 632 | Shanghai | |
Under construction
| Name | Pinnacle height | Floors | Completion | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center | 499.8 m (1,640 ft) | 102 | 2025 | Nanjing |
| Suzhou Zhonghan Center | 499.2 m (1,638 ft) | 103 | Unknown | Suzhou |
| Baoneng Binhu Center Tower 1 | 499 m (1,637 ft) | ? | 2024 | Hefei |
| Greenland Center[12] | 498 m (1,634 ft) | 101 | 2024 | Xi'an |
| Wuhan Greenland Center | 475.6 m (1,560 ft) | 97 | 2022 | Wuhan |
| Chengdu Greenland Tower | 468 m (1,535 ft) | 101 | 2022 | Chengdu |
| Chongqing International Trade and Commerce Center | 458 m (1,503 ft) | 99 | 2022 | Chongqing |
| Tianshan Gate of the World | 450 m (1,480 ft) | 106 | 2025 | Shijiazhuang |
| Riverview Plaza | 436 m (1,430 ft) | 73 | 2021 | Wuhan |
| Greenland Shandong International Financial Center | 428 m (1,404 ft) | 88 | 2022 | Jinan |
| Dongguan International Trade Center 1 | 426.9 m (1,401 ft) | 88 | 2021 | Dongguan |
| Nanjing Financial City Tower I | 426 m (1,398 ft) | 88 | Unknown | Nanjing |
| Nanjing Olympic Suning Tower[13] | 419.8 m (1,377 ft) | 99 | 2024 | Nanjing |
| Ningbo Center | 409 m (1,342 ft) | 80 | 2023 | Ningbo |
| Baoneng Binhu Center T2 | 404 m (1,325 ft) | ? | 2028 | Hefei |
| Nanning China Resources Tower | 403 m (1,322 ft) | 85 | 2020 | Nanning |
| Evergrande Center | 394 m (1,293 ft) | 71 | 2024 | Shenzhen |
| Chengmai Center | 388 m (1,273 ft) | 70 | 2022 | Shenzhen |
| Shenzhen Center | 375.6 m (1,232 ft) | 80 | 2021 | Shenzhen |
| Galaxy Tower 1 & 2 | 369 m (1,211 ft) | 84 | 2022 | Shenzhen |
| Huiyun Center | 359 m (1,178 ft) | 80 | 2022 | Shenzhen |
| Greenland Group Suzhou Center | 358 m (1,175 ft) | 77 | 2021 | Suzhou |
| Skyfame Center Landmark Tower | 346 m (1,135 ft) | 72 | 2023 | Nanning |
| Jinan Center Financial City | 333 m (1,093 ft) | 69 | 2020 | Jinan |
Proposed/visionary
| Name | Pinnacle height | Floors | City | Year (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bionic Tower | 1,229 metres (4,032 ft) | 300 | Hong Kong or Shanghai | 2030 |
| Qianhai Tower | 800 metres (2,600 ft) | 162 | Shenzhen | 2021 |
| H700 Shenzhen Tower | 642 metres (2,106 ft) | 128 | Shenzhen | 2030 |
| Shimao Shenzhen–Hong Kong International Centre | 700 metres (2,300 ft) | 148 | Shenzhen | 2025 |
| Tianfu Center | 490 metres (1,610 ft) | 105 | Chengdu | 2025 |
| Wuhan Chow Tai Fook Finance Center | 475 metres (1,558 ft) | 84 | Wuhan | 2026 |
On hold
| Name | Pinnacle height | Floors | Completion Date | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldin Finance 117 | 597 m (1,959 ft) | 117 | 2022 | Tianjin |
| Evergrande Hefei Center T1 | 518 m (1,699 ft) | 112 | 2025 | Hefei |
| Baoneng Shenyang Global Financial Center | 453 m (1,486 ft) | ? | 2020 | Shenyang |
| Tianjin R&F Guangdong Tower | 468 m (1,535 ft) | 91 | 2024 | Tianjin |
| Chongqing Tall Tower | 431 m (1,414 ft) | 101 | 2023 | Chongqing |
| Haikou Tower | 428 m (1,404 ft) | 94 | 2020 | Haikou |
| Sino Steel Tower | 358 m (1,175 ft) | 80 | 2020 | Tianjin |
| Forum 66 Tower 2 | 351 m (1,152 ft) | 68 | 2017 | Shenyang |
See also
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