China Merchants Bank Tower

Not to be confused with China Merchants Tower.

Skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

China Merchants Bank Tower

(Chinese: 招商银行大厦; pinyin: Zhāoshāng Yīnháng Dàshà; Jyutping: Ziu1 soeng1 Ngan4 hong4 Daai6 haa6)

The China Merchants Bank Tower in February 2021

Alternative names| Shenzhen World Trade Centre
General information
Status| Completed
Type| Office
Location| 7088 Shennan Boulevard, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Coordinates| 22°32′21″N 114°01′02″E﻿ / ﻿22.53917°N 114.01722°E﻿ / 22.53917; 114.01722﻿ (China Merchants Bank Tower)
Groundbreaking| 1999
Completed| 2001
Height
Architectural| 249 m (817 ft)
Tip| 249 m (817 ft)
Technical details
Floor count| 53
Floor area| 1,232,468 sq ft (114,500.0 m2)
Design and construction
Engineer| Parsons Brinckerhoff Consultants Private Limited
Main contractor| China Construction Second Engineering Bureau Ltd.

China Merchants Bank Tower (Chinese: 招商银行大厦; pinyin: Zhāoshāng Yīnháng Dàshà; Jyutping: Ziu1 soeng1 Ngan4 hong4 Daai6 haa6), or the Shenzhen World Trade Centre a 53-story skyscraper in Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China was designed by American architecture firm Lee / Timchula of New York City. Lee / Timchula was the continuation of the Edward Larrabee Barnes, John MY Lee Architecture firm after Barnes retired in 1993. Completed in 2001.

The 53 story high tower is defined by three zones-the podium, the tapering tower shaft, and the crown. The podium is a simple, 5-story rectangular volume with clear glass and 2 tones of gray granite detailed in sleek flush planes. The podium contains a full height atrium and a grand banking hall. Above the main shaft is a sky garden where refreshments are served at the Bankers Club in the crown zone above.

The exact location is at the intersection of Nongyuan Road (农园路; Nóngyuán Lù) and Shennan Boulevard, a major east-west thoroughfare of Shenzhen.

## History

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Completed in 2001,[1] the global headquarters of China Merchants Bank is located within the tower.[2]

## Transportation

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* Shenzhen Metro: Chegongmiao Station

## See also

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* List of tallest buildings in Shenzhen

## References

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1. ^ "Shenzhen World Trade Centre". Emporis. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2008.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. ^ "Merchant's Bank Building". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 8 September 2008.

## External links

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Futian District

Areas|

* Huaqiangbei
* Shuiwei

Schools|

* Green Oasis School
* Hongling Middle School
* Meilin Middle School
* Shenzhen College of International Education
* Shenzhen Experimental Education Group Secondary School et al
* Shenzhen Senior High School Central and South Campuses

Landmarks|

* China Merchants Bank Tower
* Civic Center
* Shenzhen Museum Museum of History and Folk Culture
* COCO Park
* Lianhuashan Park
* Ping An Finance Centre
* Shenzhen Christian Church
* Shenzhen Cultural Center
* Shenzhen Concert Hall
* Shenzhen Library
* Shenzhen Book City
* Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center
* Shenzhen Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
* Shenzhen Museum Museum of History and Folk Culture, Shenzhen Reform and Opening-up Exhibition Hall, & Shenzhen Museum of Ancient Art (closed)
* St. Anthony's Catholic Church
* University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital
* Xiangmi Lake New Financial Center

Border crossings|

* Futian Port
* Huanggang Port

China Railway stations|

* Futian

Shenzhen Metro
stations|

* Antuo Hill
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* Qiaoxiang
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* Sports Center
* Tongxinling
* Xiameilin
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* Overseas Chinese Town
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Transport|

* Bao'an Airport
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* Shenzhen Bay
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Notable skyscrapers|

* Ping An Finance Centre
* KK100
* China Resources Headquarters
* Shun Hing Square
* SEG Plaza
* Hanking Center
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* One Shenzhen Bay
* Heung Kong Tower
* CFC Tower
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* China Merchants Bank Tower
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Skyscrapers in Shenzhen

Futian

| >300 m|

* Ping An Finance Centre (599.1 m)
* Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1 (388.1 m)
* Dabaihui Plaza (375.6 m)
* Hon Kwok City Center (329.4 m)
* East Pacific Center A (306 m)
* Shenzhen CFC Changfu Centre (304.3 m)

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* Riverfront Times Square (293 m)
* SEG Plaza (291.6 m)
* Ping An Finance Centre South (286 m)
* Excellence Century Plaza Tower 1 (280 m)
* NEO Tower A (273 m)
* Shenzhen Metro Che Kung Temple Hub (268.8 m)
* East Pacific Center B (261 m)
* Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower (260 m)
* AVIC Plaza (254 m)
* Excellence Century Plaza Tower 2 (250 m)
* China Merchants Bank Tower (249 m)
* Shenzhen Stock Exchange Tower (245.8 m)
* Shenzhen Broadcasting Center Building (240.7 m)
* New World Center (238 m)
* Shenzhen Energy Mansion North Tower (218 m)
* Jiangsu Tower (208 m)

<200 m|

* Excellence Century Plaza Tower 3 (185 m)
* Excellence Century Plaza Tower 4 (156 m)
* Electronics Building (70 m)

Shenzhen skyline in 2021.

Luohu

* KK100 (441.8 m)
* Shun Hing Square (384 m)
* Baoneng Center (327.3 m)
* Citymark Centre (288.3 m)
* Huaxun Center (286 m)
* Panglin Plaza (240 m)
* New Century Plaza (204 m)
* Guomao Building (160 m)

Nanshan

| >300 m|

* China Resources Headquarters (392.5 m)
* Hanking Center (358.9 m)
* One Shenzhen Bay (341.4 m)
* Shenzhen Bay Innovation and Technology Centre 1 (311.1 m)
* Zhongzhou Holdings Financial Center (300.8 m)
* OCT Tower (300 m)

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200-300 m|

* China Chuneng Tower (288.6 m)
* Shenzhen Bay Innovation and Technology Centre 2 (247.2 m)
* Andaz Shenzhen Bay (246 m)
* Tencent Binhai Mansion 1 (245.8 m)
* China Merchants Tower (211 m)

Longhua

* Huide Tower (258 m)

Under construction

* Xiangmi Lake New Financial Center

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