Zhongyuan Tower, Television and observation tower in Guancheng District, Zhengzhou, China.

Zhongyuan Tower is a 388-metre steel television and observation tower in Zhengzhou, made of a 268-metre main body and a 120-metre mast. Its outer surface forms a hyperbolic parabola; seen from above it resembles a five-petalled plum blossom, and its base is shaped like a tripod. The structure used 22,000 tons of steel and 850,000 high-strength bolts.

The project was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in February 2005, and the design came from Tongji University's architectural institute in November 2006. Construction began on 27 December 2006 and the tower was completed in October 2009. It received the Zhan Tianyou civil engineering prize in March 2012.

The exterior walls display relief sculptures of Chinese mythological figures such as Nüwa, Hou Yi, and Pangu, merging modern design with traditional storytelling. Visitors can spot these decorations while walking around the tower and learn about these legendary characters.

The tower stands at the junction of Airport Expressway and Hanghai East Road, owned and run by Henan Radio and Television. Floors 9 to 12 of the tower building hold the themed restaurant, the sightseeing facilities with a photography platform and sky post office, the revolving buffet restaurant and the high-altitude adventure projects. The 98th floor sits 255 metres up.

The panorama 'Jinxiu Zhongyuan' on the third and fourth floors is 20 metres high and 175 metres long, closing a full 360 degrees. It depicts famous sights from Henan's eighteen provincial-level cities and over 100 major scenic sites, and Guinness World Records certified it as the world's largest panoramic painting on 26 April 2011.