The Bank of China building (357m) with its knife-like design is believed to disrupt the Freng Shui of the area and faced widespread opposition when construction started in 1985. As evil spirits can only go in straight lines, Hong Kong architects often carefully design structures to be as smooth as possible. The Bank of China is a PRC-government owned commercial bank, but together with HSBC and Standard Charterded has banknote issuing authority.
The Bank of China building (357m) with its knife-like design is believed to disrupt the Freng Shui of the area and faced widespread opposition when construction started in 1985. As evil spirits can only go in straight lines, Hong Kong architects often carefully design structures to be as smooth as possible. The Bank of China is a PRC-government owned commercial bank, but together with HSBC and Standard Charterded has banknote issuing authority.