BOC Tower was decided by BOC Group after the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration 1984, which showed confidence in the future of Hong Kong and enhanced the status and influence of an international financial center.
Bank of China Tower is a landmark of Hong Kong. Like its designers I.M. Pei and Hong Kong, it is a mixture of eastern and western cultures.
I.M. Pei's father, Bei Zuyi, was one of the founders of Bank of China Hong Kong Branch, and the background of Hong Kong's return at that time gave the Bank of China Building special significance. Bank of China Tower is not only a building, but also a symbol of the prominent position of China Bank in the world banking industry. It not only dwarfs other landmark buildings in the old colony, but also symbolizes the bright future of Hong Kong. I.M. Pei said that it represents "the ambition of the people of China".
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1986 12 when hong kong governor youde visited Beijing, he died of a heart attack at the British embassy, and the saying that "the bank of China tower destroyed the geomantic omen of the government house" was even more rampant. In the spirit of "believing", David Wilson, the successor governor, sought advice from Hong Kong Feng Shui masters and planted three willows on the extension line of the Governor's Garden facing the sharp corner of the Bank of China Building to relieve the "suffocation".
However, the willow tree was planted and died again and again, and the governor's house died and again. After the reunification, the former Government House was changed to the Government House, but the first Chief Executive, Tung Chee-hwa, flatly refused to move in. Donald Tsang invited his friend Longjingquan to check the geomantic omen. Finally, a koi fish fish pond was built outside the wall of the Governor's Office opposite the Bank of China building.
On the other side of the Bank of China Building is the HSBC Building designed by Sir norman foster (1983 started and 1985 was completed). Its facade faces Victoria Bay without shelter. When the building of China Bank was started, the business of HSBC plummeted. The final solution is to install two "cannons" (actually cranes) on the roof, facing the Bank of China Building, which is said to be quite effective.
1994, Li Ka-shing acquired the land between BOC and HSBC to build the Changjiang Group Center. There is a sharp knife on the left and a cannon on the right, which is a great test for Hong Kong Feng Shui master. Finally, a square plane is adopted, with two corners facing the Bank of China and HSBC respectively, so that both sides can brush off their own walls. In addition, the Yangtze River Park is built in the south of the Yangtze River Group Center. In addition to using running water to improve geomantic omen, a huge tea crystal is placed in the park as a geomantic omen town.
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