The building has 70 floors above ground and 4 floors underground, with a total construction area of 1.29 million square meters. The height of the building is 3 15 meters, and the height of the top two poles is 367.4 meters. When completed, it is the tallest building in Hong Kong and the fifth tallest building in the world. Its design is inspired by the growth of bamboo. Taking the plane as an example, the building is a square plane, which is divided into four groups of triangles diagonally. The height of each triangle is different, just like the rising bamboo, which symbolizes strength, vitality, firmness and enterprising spirit. For banks, the significance is self-evident. Its architectural feature is the combination of China's traditional architectural thought and modern advanced architectural technology. It is composed of four crystal triangular columns with different heights, which are polygonal, like bright crystals, and show different colors under the irradiation of sunlight.
The building was also frustrated when it was built. Hong Kong people who are superstitious about geomantic omen think it is unlucky, because the sharp shape of the building is like a three-pointed knife, which will cut off the delicate balance between yin and yang and hurt neighbors with sharp corners, causing many voices of opposition. Therefore, China Bank Hong Kong Branch and I.M. Pei spent a lot of time negotiating with the relevant departments of the British authorities in Hong Kong, and finally the design and construction went smoothly. In the end, in this competition between two countries and two world-class masters in the same city, I.M. Pei saved 1/3 steel by virtue of perfect architectural modeling, and gained the upper hand, with a cost several hundred million less than that of HSBC.