FUSHUN (CINA) – A Fushun, piccola città della Cina si trova nella provincia nord-orientale di Liaoning, l’enorme “anello della vita” in acciaio alto 157 metri che fa discutere la popolazione locale, sta per essere ultimato.
Secondo quanto riferito dal quotidiano Shenyang Evening News, la gigantesca scultura progettata dall’architetto cinese Jia Huan Cheng, è alta quanto un edificio di 50 piani. Per realizzarla sono state utilizzate 3500 tonnellate di ferro e acciaio e vi sono state installate 12mila luci led, per un costo che si aggira intorno ai 100 milioni di yuan, circa 1 milione e 250mila euro.
L'”Anello della Vita” ha ricevuto diverse critiche da parte dei cittadini di Fushun e al momento è privo di una funzione architettonica precisa. L’unica proposta fin qui avanzata è quella del suo costruttore che vorrebbe aggiungerci una piattaforma per il bungee jumping.
Secondo però un funzionario locale, l’anello sarebbe troppo alto anche per questo sport estremo.
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The steel loop, The Ring of Life, is under construction in Fushun city, northeast Chinas Liaoning province, 18 September 2012. A 157-meter-high steel loop that costs nearly a hundred million yuan is taking shape in a small town in Fushun City of northeast Chinas Liaoning Province, the Shenyang Evening News reported. Dubbed the Ring of Life, the giant building is designed by the same architect in charge of the design of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Shanghai, the newspaper reported. The ring is equivalent to a 50-floor building in height and has used 3,500 tons of iron and steel to build. Workers have installed 12,000 LED lights on the structure. The paper said the developer initially intended to add a bungee jump platform, but gave up the idea because the ring is too high for bungee jumpers, said a local construction bureau official surnamed Li. Li told the newspaper that the town wanted to put up a landmark office tower on the spot of the ring but the town is too small to support such an office building. After abolishing three plans, the developer settled on the design of the Ring of Life. Eventually, the costly building would be carrying no function but being a feast for the eyes only, triggering challenges from some netizens who blame for such a wasteful project.
View of the steel loop, The Ring of Life, in Fushun city, northeast Chinas Liaoning province, 18 September 2012. A 157-meter-high steel loop that costs nearly a hundred million yuan is taking shape in a small town in Fushun City of northeast Chinas Liaoning Province, the Shenyang Evening News reported. Dubbed the Ring of Life, the giant building is designed by the same architect in charge of the design of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Shanghai, the newspaper reported. The ring is equivalent to a 50-floor building in height and has used 3,500 tons of iron and steel to build. Workers have installed 12,000 LED lights on the structure. The paper said the developer initially intended to add a bungee jump platform, but gave up the idea because the ring is too high for bungee jumpers, said a local construction bureau official surnamed Li. Li told the newspaper that the town wanted to put up a landmark office tower on the spot of the ring but the town is too small to support such an office building. After abolishing three plans, the developer settled on the design of the Ring of Life. Eventually, the costly building would be carrying no function but being a feast for the eyes only, triggering challenges from some netizens who blame for such a wasteful project.
The steel loop, The Ring of Life, is under construction in Fushun city, northeast Chinas Liaoning province, 18 September 2012. A 157-meter-high steel loop that costs nearly a hundred million yuan is taking shape in a small town in Fushun City of northeast Chinas Liaoning Province, the Shenyang Evening News reported. Dubbed the Ring of Life, the giant building is designed by the same architect in charge of the design of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Shanghai, the newspaper reported. The ring is equivalent to a 50-floor building in height and has used 3,500 tons of iron and steel to build. Workers have installed 12,000 LED lights on the structure. The paper said the developer initially intended to add a bungee jump platform, but gave up the idea because the ring is too high for bungee jumpers, said a local construction bureau official surnamed Li. Li told the newspaper that the town wanted to put up a landmark office tower on the spot of the ring but the town is too small to support such an office building. After abolishing three plans, the developer settled on the design of the Ring of Life. Eventually, the costly building would be carrying no function but being a feast for the eyes only, triggering challenges from some netizens who blame for such a wasteful project.
View of the steel loop, The Ring of Life, in Fushun city, northeast Chinas Liaoning province, 18 September 2012. A 157-meter-high steel loop that costs nearly a hundred million yuan is taking shape in a small town in Fushun City of northeast Chinas Liaoning Province, the Shenyang Evening News reported. Dubbed the Ring of Life, the giant building is designed by the same architect in charge of the design of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Shanghai, the newspaper reported. The ring is equivalent to a 50-floor building in height and has used 3,500 tons of iron and steel to build. Workers have installed 12,000 LED lights on the structure. The paper said the developer initially intended to add a bungee jump platform, but gave up the idea because the ring is too high for bungee jumpers, said a local construction bureau official surnamed Li. Li told the newspaper that the town wanted to put up a landmark office tower on the spot of the ring but the town is too small to support such an office building. After abolishing three plans, the developer settled on the design of the Ring of Life. Eventually, the costly building would be carrying no function but being a feast for the eyes only, triggering challenges from some netizens who blame for such a wasteful project.
View of the steel loop, The Ring of Life, in Fushun city, northeast Chinas Liaoning province, 18 September 2012. A 157-meter-high steel loop that costs nearly a hundred million yuan is taking shape in a small town in Fushun City of northeast Chinas Liaoning Province, the Shenyang Evening News reported. Dubbed the Ring of Life, the giant building is designed by the same architect in charge of the design of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Shanghai, the newspaper reported. The ring is equivalent to a 50-floor building in height and has used 3,500 tons of iron and steel to build. Workers have installed 12,000 LED lights on the structure. The paper said the developer initially intended to add a bungee jump platform, but gave up the idea because the ring is too high for bungee jumpers, said a local construction bureau official surnamed Li. Li told the newspaper that the town wanted to put up a landmark office tower on the spot of the ring but the town is too small to support such an office building. After abolishing three plans, the developer settled on the design of the Ring of Life. Eventually, the costly building would be carrying no function but being a feast for the eyes only, triggering challenges from some netizens who blame for such a wasteful project.
