Chinese Build Unbelievable 350ft Waterfall On A Skyscraper
People travel far and wide to view one of nature’s most spectacular sights, the waterfall. Somebody at Chinese construction company Guizhou Ludiya Property Management recognized this and thought, “Hey, why don’t we build a waterfall on the side of our skyscraper?” And so they created the world’s tallest man-made waterfall, and people can’t quite decide if it’s a good idea or not.
There’s no denying that it does indeed look spectacular, creating a glorious rainbow in front of the building when the sun is out. But the artificial waterfall, located in the city of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province in Southwest China, requires 4 large pumps to lift the recycled water 350ft up before it cascades down the side of the huge building. It faced huge engineering challenges during constuction and because of electricity costs, believed to be over $100 an hour, the waterfall is only in use for special occasions.
Bored Panda spoke to one resident of Guiyang, Tengyu Zhang, to get his take on the unusual new attraction in his city. “Personally I think it’s nice,” he told us. “I think it’s more for showing the tourism of Guizhou province. Since Huangguoshu waterfall is the most famous waterfall in China and it’s located in Guizhou, this one can be like a small ad for that.”
Many people have reacted negatively to what they perceive as an extremely wasteful vanity project, but Tengyu doesn’t agree. “Well, it’s not always on. Only if there are some international and important events and then it will be open. Moreover, there are fountains in the park, and light decorations in the modern city. If you really consider the aspect of environment, I guess all those should be closed as well.”
Guiyang is experiencing rapid growth as people flock from the other parts of the province to take advantage of the building boom. “Five years ago it was still one of the poorest provinces in China,” Tengyu told us. “But now the government wants to build a big data center in Guiyang. So the economy is developing rapidly. For example the bases for Apple, Google, and Amazon will be located in Guiyang.”
Seems like there’ll be plenty more creative and crazy skyscrapers to come in Guiyang! Scroll down to check out the waterfall building for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!
A construction company in Guiyang, China decided to try something a little different
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They built the world’s largest man-made waterfall onto the side of their skyscraper
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But while there’s no denying that it does look spectacular
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It requires 4 huge pumps to lift the recycled water 350ft up before it cascades down the side of the building
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And because of electricity costs, believed to be over $100 an hour, the waterfall is only in use for special occasions
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Many people have reacted negatively to what they perceive as an extremely wasteful vanity project
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While others thought it was a great new tourist attraction for the city
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“Personally I think it’s nice,” Guiyang resident Tengyu Zhang told Bored Panda
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“Since Huangguoshu waterfall is the most famous waterfall in China and it’s located nearby, this one can be like a small ad for that”
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Some commenters also loved the idea
While others found things to critique
What do you think?
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Share on FacebookWell..it looks nice and it is recycled water so...? I don’t really know what to think about this.
It actually looks amazing. I've been in a couple of buildings that have waterfalls on the outside, and the offices that face the water are lovely. The light is gorgeous through the water.
Load More Replies...Which is why that was a great show and this is one ugly piece of architecture...
Load More Replies...In regards to energy waste, unless the building is uninhabited they would need to pump water up to the top floors anyway. In regards to water waste, it's recycled water and evaporated water is not "lost", the earth is a closed system - all the fresh water we have here will always be here. Evaporated water will eventually fall to earth again as precipitation.
I think it might not be too bad of an idea, bc they use recycled water and it is only used for special occasions-because of its expense per hour.
The stills look gorgeous. But the video made me rethink. It's not as pretty... but more importantly, THE NOISE!!! Is the building soundproof? Or does everybody just wear noise-canceling headphones all the time?
Load More Replies...People all over the world in need of water... gotta wonder how they can live with themselves watching precious water evaporate into the air. And then there's the energy used to pump it. Oh.... don't get me started :(
I agree with Hugo. Also, this is recycled water, not potable which means that no water is actually wasted in any capacity depending on the source. This is just knee-jerk outrage from hypocrites. Do you have way more clothing than you need? Lots of electricity and water and environmental damage goes into those. Do you care? No. Should you? If you care that much about this waterfall, then yet. I'm so sick of people who can afford fancy cell phones and computers talking s**t before admitting they have much more than they need to survive, which makes them no better than anybody else.
Load More Replies...Sounds awesome, but any waterfall, over ~8 feet tall, will be highly subject to the wind, and will mostly scatter about rather than landing in any containment pools. They turn into less of a water-fall and more of a water-spray-everywhere.
It's striking, and you get a free car wash each time it's activated.
Hate to have an office on the other side of glass...have to pee every five minutes...What a waste.
It looks lovely 😊 But... Water recycled or not is being blown as spray all over the place! Then there's likely to be limescale or similar build up and damage. But the thing that gets me, it's only rarely used due to huge electricity costs. You have a MASSIVE skyscraper so solar panels incorporated into a building this size should have been able to power it without incurring any charges! I'd be Even more impressed if it had been really environmentally kind in design and running 😒😌
It looks nice but they should have put a pool at the bottom, cause that little base isn't gonna cut it. You can see the water goes everywhere.
F**k. 30 second unskippable commercial for a video shorter than the commercial... get your s**t together BP
The windows will become green because of the moss. That would make the building rather ugly looking right?
My first thoughts were what were they thinking? All that spray putting water spots on the windows creating a window cleaning nightmare, then that mist being whipped around by the winds on people walking in and out of the tower. While it is cool at a glance it sure seems to present more negatives than positives. And $100.00 an HOUR just to run the pumps??????
I agree with the comments: It's a giant waste of resources. At last it looks like it can be turned off (for example in case of strong wind...)
Guess you didn't read the story at all. "Only turned on for special occasions"
Load More Replies...I'd like to see pictures from the inside of the builing, how is it for people whatching water on their windows during all day?
Didn't you read the article? It only happens during special occasions.
Load More Replies...Next time I visit... I'll be careful to bring in SOAP and SHAMPOO to have a nice Shower in the Breeze!!!
The money could be better used for providing safe drinking water in isolatd areas - wasteful
And the time you spend writing that comment could've been spend helping the downtrodden with genuine help instead of virtue signalling slackctivism.
Load More Replies...Spectacular, yes of course, but far from eco friendly... I really hope they'll only turn it on on special occasions :-/
according to the 5th slide, it stated that it is only used on special occasions.
Load More Replies...How much energy is wasted to power your phone/computer for you to post this s****y comment. You're probably not too concerned about that, are you?
Load More Replies...Well..it looks nice and it is recycled water so...? I don’t really know what to think about this.
It actually looks amazing. I've been in a couple of buildings that have waterfalls on the outside, and the offices that face the water are lovely. The light is gorgeous through the water.
Load More Replies...Which is why that was a great show and this is one ugly piece of architecture...
Load More Replies...In regards to energy waste, unless the building is uninhabited they would need to pump water up to the top floors anyway. In regards to water waste, it's recycled water and evaporated water is not "lost", the earth is a closed system - all the fresh water we have here will always be here. Evaporated water will eventually fall to earth again as precipitation.
I think it might not be too bad of an idea, bc they use recycled water and it is only used for special occasions-because of its expense per hour.
The stills look gorgeous. But the video made me rethink. It's not as pretty... but more importantly, THE NOISE!!! Is the building soundproof? Or does everybody just wear noise-canceling headphones all the time?
Load More Replies...People all over the world in need of water... gotta wonder how they can live with themselves watching precious water evaporate into the air. And then there's the energy used to pump it. Oh.... don't get me started :(
I agree with Hugo. Also, this is recycled water, not potable which means that no water is actually wasted in any capacity depending on the source. This is just knee-jerk outrage from hypocrites. Do you have way more clothing than you need? Lots of electricity and water and environmental damage goes into those. Do you care? No. Should you? If you care that much about this waterfall, then yet. I'm so sick of people who can afford fancy cell phones and computers talking s**t before admitting they have much more than they need to survive, which makes them no better than anybody else.
Load More Replies...Sounds awesome, but any waterfall, over ~8 feet tall, will be highly subject to the wind, and will mostly scatter about rather than landing in any containment pools. They turn into less of a water-fall and more of a water-spray-everywhere.
It's striking, and you get a free car wash each time it's activated.
Hate to have an office on the other side of glass...have to pee every five minutes...What a waste.
It looks lovely 😊 But... Water recycled or not is being blown as spray all over the place! Then there's likely to be limescale or similar build up and damage. But the thing that gets me, it's only rarely used due to huge electricity costs. You have a MASSIVE skyscraper so solar panels incorporated into a building this size should have been able to power it without incurring any charges! I'd be Even more impressed if it had been really environmentally kind in design and running 😒😌
It looks nice but they should have put a pool at the bottom, cause that little base isn't gonna cut it. You can see the water goes everywhere.
F**k. 30 second unskippable commercial for a video shorter than the commercial... get your s**t together BP
The windows will become green because of the moss. That would make the building rather ugly looking right?
My first thoughts were what were they thinking? All that spray putting water spots on the windows creating a window cleaning nightmare, then that mist being whipped around by the winds on people walking in and out of the tower. While it is cool at a glance it sure seems to present more negatives than positives. And $100.00 an HOUR just to run the pumps??????
I agree with the comments: It's a giant waste of resources. At last it looks like it can be turned off (for example in case of strong wind...)
Guess you didn't read the story at all. "Only turned on for special occasions"
Load More Replies...I'd like to see pictures from the inside of the builing, how is it for people whatching water on their windows during all day?
Didn't you read the article? It only happens during special occasions.
Load More Replies...Next time I visit... I'll be careful to bring in SOAP and SHAMPOO to have a nice Shower in the Breeze!!!
The money could be better used for providing safe drinking water in isolatd areas - wasteful
And the time you spend writing that comment could've been spend helping the downtrodden with genuine help instead of virtue signalling slackctivism.
Load More Replies...Spectacular, yes of course, but far from eco friendly... I really hope they'll only turn it on on special occasions :-/
according to the 5th slide, it stated that it is only used on special occasions.
Load More Replies...How much energy is wasted to power your phone/computer for you to post this s****y comment. You're probably not too concerned about that, are you?
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