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The proposed design for a train station in the Chinese city of Nanjing has attracted the attention of Chinese netizens, for all the wrong reasons.
Officials say the design of North Nanjing station is inspired by the plum blossoms, for which the city is known.
But online, others point out its resemblance to something quite different: a sanitary pad.
“This is a giant sanitary pad. It’s embarrassing to say that it looks like a plum blossom,” read one comment on social media site Weibo.
The topic has generated millions of views on various Chinese social media platforms.
“Why can we all immediately tell that it is a sanitary pad, but architects can’t?” said a Weibo user.
“I think we should take this opportunity to ask society to pay attention to period shaming. This design is ahead of its time,” another user joked.
According to the state-run Nanjing Daily newspaper, the preliminary design received the green light from the Jiangsu provincial government and the China State Railway Group.
Construction should begin in the first half of 2024, according to local media.
According to a 2017 report by news site Nanjing Morning News, the train station is estimated to cost around 20 billion Chinese yuan ($2.763 billion; £2.224 billion) and will occupy a total area of 37.6 square kilometers. (14 square miles). .
This is not the first architectural project in China to attract unexpected attention.
The headquarters of state broadcaster CCTV in the capital Beijing is known to many in China as the “big underpants” building, due to its unique shape.
Source: BBC
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