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{{Short description|1,260 ft-tall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China}}
{{short description|Supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China}}
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{{Infobox building
{{Infobox building
|name = Shun Hing Square
| name = Shun Hing Square
|native_name = 信兴广场
| native_name = {{lang|zh-CN|信兴广场}}
|image = Shun Hing Square exterior southwest2021.jpg
| image = Shun Hing Square exterior southwest2021.jpg
|image_size = 200px
| image_size = 200px
|caption = Shun Hing Square in February 2021
| caption = Shun Hing Square in February 2021
|location = 5002 [[Shennan Road|Shennan East Road]], [[Luohu District]], [[Shenzhen]], [[Guangdong]], [[China]]
| location = 5002 [[Shennan Road|Shennan East Road]], [[Luohu District]], [[Shenzhen]], [[Guangdong]], [[China]]
|coordinates = {{coord|22|32|43|N|114|06|21|E|region:CN|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|22|32|43|N|114|06|21|E|region:CN|display=inline,title}}
|status = Complete
| status = {{green|Completed}}
|start_date = 1993
| start_date = April 21, {{start date and age|1993}}
|completion_date = March 1996
| completion_date = March 9, {{start date and age|1996}}
|opening =
| opening = June 27, {{start date and age|1996}}
|building_type = Office & retail
| building_type = Office & retail
|architectural = {{convert|384|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name=skyscraperCenter>{{cite web |url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/shenzhen/shun-hing-square/258 |title=Shun Hing Square - The Skyscraper Center |work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat}}</ref>
| architectural = {{convert|384|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name=skyscraperCenter>{{cite web |url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/shenzhen/shun-hing-square/258 |title=Shun Hing Square - The Skyscraper Center |work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat}}</ref>
|roof = {{convert|325|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| roof = {{convert|325|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|top_floor = {{convert|298.1|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
| top_floor = {{convert|298|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
|observatory = {{convert|298.1|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
| observatory = {{convert|298|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
|floor_count = 69<ref name=skyscraperCenter/> (+3 basement floors)
| floor_count = 69<ref name=skyscraperCenter/> (+3 basement floors)
|elevator_count = 36<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
| elevator_count = 36<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
|cost =
| cost =
|floor_area = {{convert|280000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
| floor_area = {{convert|280000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
|architect = K.Y. Cheung Design Associates<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
| architect = K.Y. Cheung Design Associates<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
|structural_engineer= Maunsell [[AECOM]] Group<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
| structural_engineer = Maunsell [[AECOM]] Group<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
|main_contractor =
| main_contractor =
|developer = [[Shun Hing Group]]
| developer = [[Shun Hing Group]]
|owner = Kumagai Gumi Company<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
| owner = Kumagai Gumi Company<ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
|management =
| management =
|references = <ref name=skyscraperCenter/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=80|title=Shun Hing Square|access-date=2008-07-08|publisher=Skyscraperpage.com}}</ref>
| references = <ref name=skyscraperCenter/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=80|title=Shun Hing Square|access-date=2008-07-08|publisher=Skyscraperpage.com}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Chinese
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}}
}}
'''Shun Hing Square''' ({{zh|c=信兴广场}}), also known as "Di Wang Tower"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://structurae.net/structures/shun-hing-square|title=Shun Hing Square (Shenzhen, 1996) - Structurae}}</ref> ({{zh|c=地王大厦}}) is a {{convert|384|m|ft|adj=mid|sp=us}}-tall [[skyscraper]] in [[Shenzhen]], [[Guangdong]] province, [[China]].
'''Shun Hing Square''' ({{zh|c=信兴广场}}), also known as "Di Wang Tower"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://structurae.net/structures/shun-hing-square|title=Shun Hing Square (Shenzhen, 1996) - Structurae}}</ref> ({{zh|c=地王大厦|labels=no}}) is a {{convert|384|m|ft|adj=mid|sp=us}}-tall [[skyscraper]] in [[Shenzhen]], [[Guangdong]] province, [[China]]. Upon its completion in 1996, it became [[List of tallest buildings in China|the tallest building in China]], until being surpassed by [[CITIC Plaza]] in the next year.


==Background==
==Background==
The building was built at a pace of four floors in nine days. The main tower contains office space, a car park and a 5-story shopping arcade complex with four sets of escalators, five passenger lifts and two service lifts, and a floor area ranging from 3450&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> to 4900&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>. On the top floor (69th floor) is the "Meridian View Center," an observation deck.<ref name="Shun Hing Square"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=121577|title=Shun Hing Square|access-date=2008-07-08|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>
The building was built at a pace of four floors in nine days. The main tower contains office space, a car park and a 5-story shopping arcade complex with four sets of escalators, five passenger lifts and two service lifts, and a floor area ranging from 3450&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> to 4900&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>. On the top floor (69th floor) is the "Meridian View Center," an observation deck.<ref name="Shun Hing Square"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=121577|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040415093547/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=121577|url-status=usurped|archive-date=15 April 2004|title=Shun Hing Square|access-date=2008-07-08|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>
Its common nickname, "Diwang Building" derives from the auction price for the piece of land it stands being the most expensive in Shenzhen at the time. 24,500 tonnes of steel were used in construction.
Its common nickname, "Diwang Building" derives from the auction price for the piece of land it stands being the most expensive in Shenzhen at the time. 24,500 tonnes of steel were used in construction.


==Records held==
==Records held==
Currently,{{when|date=December 2017}} the building is
As of April 2023, the building is
* The [[List of tallest buildings in Shenzhen|fifth tallest in Shenzhen]]
* The [[List of tallest buildings in Shenzhen|fifth tallest in Shenzhen]]
* [[list of tallest buildings in China|20th tallest building in mainland China]]
* [[list of tallest buildings in China|25th tallest building in mainland China]]
* [[List of tallest buildings|44th tallest in the world]]
* [[List of tallest buildings|49th tallest in the world]]
* The tallest building in the world with fewer than 70 floors
* The tallest building in the world with fewer than 70 floors
* The tallest all-steel building in China.
* The tallest all-steel building in China.
* The tallest building in China from 1996 to the completion of [[CITIC Plaza]] in [[Guangzhou]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shenzhenparty.com/place/luohu-district/diwangdi-wang-commercial-center|title=Shun Hing Square (Diwang/Di Wang Commercial Center) - Landmark - Shenzhen, Shekou Entertainment, Food and Lodging|date=4 August 2011}}</ref>
* The tallest building in China from 1996 to the completion of [[CITIC Plaza]] in [[Guangzhou]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shenzhenparty.com/place/luohu-district/diwangdi-wang-commercial-center|title=Shun Hing Square (Diwang/Di Wang Commercial Center) - Landmark - Shenzhen, Shekou Entertainment, Food and Lodging|date=4 August 2011}}</ref>
* The first skyscraper in China to be one of the ten tallest in the world ([[Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong|Bank of China Tower]] and [[Central Plaza (Hong Kong)|Central Plaza]], of Hong Kong, were constructed while Hong Kong was still under British sovereignty).<ref name="Shun Hing Square">{{cite web|url=http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/shunhingsquare.htm|title=Shun Hing Square|access-date=2008-07-08|publisher=skyscraperpicture.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725020627/http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/shunhingsquare.htm|archive-date=2008-07-25}}</ref>
* The first skyscraper in China to be one of the ten tallest in the world ([[Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong|Bank of China Tower]] and [[Central Plaza (Hong Kong)|Central Plaza]], of Hong Kong, were constructed and topped out while Hong Kong was still under British sovereignty).<ref name="Shun Hing Square">{{cite web|url=http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/shunhingsquare.htm|title=Shun Hing Square|access-date=2008-07-08|publisher=skyscraperpicture.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725020627/http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/shunhingsquare.htm|archive-date=2008-07-25}}</ref>
* The first in China to reach {{Cvt|1150|ft|m}}.
* Tallest building constructed in Shenzhen in the 1990s.
* Tallest building constructed in Shenzhen in the 1990s.
* Tallest building in Shenzhen from 1996 to September 2011 until surpassed by the nearby {{convert|441.8|m|ft|adj=mid|-tall}} [[Kingkey 100]].
* Tallest building in Shenzhen from 1996 to September 2011 until surpassed by the nearby {{convert|441.8|m|ft|adj=mid|-tall}} [[Kingkey 100]].
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==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Architecture}}
{{Portal|China|Architecture}}
{{Commons category|Shun Hing Square}}
{{Commons category|Shun Hing Square}}
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*[[List of tallest buildings]]
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*[[List of tallest structures in China]]
*[[List of tallest buildings in Shenzhen]]
*[[List of tallest buildings in Shenzhen]]
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*[[List of tallest structures in China]]
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* [[List of tallest buildings in the world]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Retail buildings in China]]
[[Category:Retail buildings in China]]
[[Category:Skyscrapers in Shenzhen]]
[[Category:Skyscrapers in Shenzhen]]
[[Category:1996 in Shenzhen]]




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Latest revision as of 02:27, 10 September 2024

Shun Hing Square
信兴广场
Shun Hing Square in February 2021
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice & retail
Location5002 Shennan East Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Coordinates22°32′43″N 114°06′21″E / 22.54528°N 114.10583°E / 22.54528; 114.10583
Construction startedApril 21, 1993; 32 years ago (1993)
CompletedMarch 9, 1996; 29 years ago (1996)
OpeningJune 27, 1996; 29 years ago (1996)
OwnerKumagai Gumi Company[1]
Height
Architectural384 m (1,260 ft)[1]
Roof325 m (1,066 ft)
Top floor298 m (978 ft)[1]
Observatory298 m (978 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count69[1] (+3 basement floors)
Floor area280,000 m2 (3,000,000 sq ft)[1]
Lifts/elevators36[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)K.Y. Cheung Design Associates[1]
DeveloperShun Hing Group
Structural engineerMaunsell AECOM Group[1]
References
[1][2]
Shun Hing Square
Simplified Chinese信兴广场
Traditional Chinese信興廣場
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXìnxìng Guǎngchǎng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingseon3 hing1 gwong2 coeng4

Shun Hing Square (Chinese: 信兴广场), also known as "Di Wang Tower"[3] (地王大厦) is a 384-meter (1,260 ft)-tall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. Upon its completion in 1996, it became the tallest building in China, until being surpassed by CITIC Plaza in the next year.

Background

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The building was built at a pace of four floors in nine days. The main tower contains office space, a car park and a 5-story shopping arcade complex with four sets of escalators, five passenger lifts and two service lifts, and a floor area ranging from 3450 m2 to 4900 m2. On the top floor (69th floor) is the "Meridian View Center," an observation deck.[4][5] Its common nickname, "Diwang Building" derives from the auction price for the piece of land it stands being the most expensive in Shenzhen at the time. 24,500 tonnes of steel were used in construction.

Records held

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As of April 2023, the building is

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  • Shun Hing Square with the annex shown in front
    Shun Hing Square with the annex shown in front
  • Shun Hing Square as shown from the Ping An Finance Center
    Shun Hing Square as shown from the Ping An Finance Center
  • Seeing from the top of Shun Hing Square
    Seeing from the top of Shun Hing Square

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shun Hing Square.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Shun Hing Square - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
  2. ^ "Shun Hing Square". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Shun Hing Square (Shenzhen, 1996) - Structurae".
  4. ^ a b "Shun Hing Square". skyscraperpicture.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  5. ^ "Shun Hing Square". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  6. ^ "Shun Hing Square (Diwang/Di Wang Commercial Center) - Landmark - Shenzhen, Shekou Entertainment, Food and Lodging". 4 August 2011.
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