Reflecting China's emergence as a global economic power by virtue of being the world's fastest growing economy, the unfinished Shanghai World Financial Centre has become the tallest building on the Chinese mainland.
The Shanghai World Financial Centre has scraped the sky at 423.8 metres on Sunday exceeding the world's third tallest building Jin Mao Tower's 420.5 metres in the Chinese financial capital, the 'Shanghai Youth Daily' has reported.
Construction work will enter the most difficult phase in the next three months as a trapezoid-shaped hole will be built on the top of the financial centre. The void can help the building withstand powerful earthquakes.
Work on the tower has slowed because the remaining floors have different heights and workers need to follow different instructions. High winds near the upper floors of the