Not happy with building
mysterious gigantic structures in the desert, the Chinese are now
building inter-dimensional portals in the middle of their cities. What
the hell is this 515-foot (157 meters) high metal structure in the the
city of Fushun, in northeast China's Liaoning province?
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It's
made of an astounding 3,000 tons of steel and it will glow at
night—decorated with 12,000 LED lights. According to Fushun Municipal
Government's officials, this titanic structure does absolutely nothing
except serve as an elevated sighting position. They claim it is pretty
"landscape architecture"—like the Eiffel Tower. It uses four elevators
to take people to the top.
The Chinese media has been harsh about the building after a blogger posted these photos on Sina Weibo, which is the country's "largest microblog platform." Not surprising, since this thing costs $16 million.
The ciy's defense: "there's not enough people to build entertainment, so we just build something pretty, OK?! ARE WE COOL NOW!". Or something like that. They also claimed that they don't have enough citizens to build other more useful buildings. They have all the hospitals, recreation centers and municipal buildings they need, so they probably decided to blow their excess budget in this thing.
According to Fushun's Urban Construction Bureau, the "Ring of Life" means "a round sky and a path leading to a paradise in heaven."
http://gizmodo.com/
The Chinese media has been harsh about the building after a blogger posted these photos on Sina Weibo, which is the country's "largest microblog platform." Not surprising, since this thing costs $16 million.
The ciy's defense: "there's not enough people to build entertainment, so we just build something pretty, OK?! ARE WE COOL NOW!". Or something like that. They also claimed that they don't have enough citizens to build other more useful buildings. They have all the hospitals, recreation centers and municipal buildings they need, so they probably decided to blow their excess budget in this thing.
According to Fushun's Urban Construction Bureau, the "Ring of Life" means "a round sky and a path leading to a paradise in heaven."
http://gizmodo.com/
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