Dongguan International Trade Center 1, Modern skyscraper in Dongguan, China
Dongguan International Trade Center 1, also known as Minying International Trade Center T2, is a 422.6 m tower with 85 above-ground floors and four basement levels. Its blue-grey glass curtain wall rises from a square base into an octagonal shaft, and near the top the facade splits into two parallel vertical bands. The structure combines a mega steel-tube concrete frame with a core tube.
The site was formerly Xieli agricultural wholesale market, Dongguan's largest. In 2012 the local private conglomerate Dongguan Minying Group bought the plot for 1.564 billion yuan, and construction of the tower began in 2014. Its main structure topped out in August 2019, and the tower was handed over on September 30, 2021.
This tower represents Dongguan's shift from a manufacturing hub to a modern business center where thousands work and shop daily.
This tower is centrally located and connected to major public transportation networks. Visitors find multiple entrances and clear signage directing them to different areas.
The tower's facade takes its shape from the white magnolia, Dongguan's city flower: the base is a square that flows upward into an octagon. Its crown lighting, designed around the idea of fireflies gathering, answers the lantern on the summit of nearby Huangqi Mountain.
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