CITIC Plaza in Guangzhou - a 80-storey building, the fourth tallest in China, located in downtown. At the time it was completed (1997), this building was the tallest in Asia and second only to New York's Twin Towers and «Sears Tower» in Chicago. But over time, the giant from Guangzhou pushed from its pedestal in eighth place. The height of a skyscraper from the bottom to the top of the spiers is 391 m. To create a building of reinforced concrete and glass.

Like all the skyscrapers in China, this attraction is subjected to constant criticism from the public. Many consider it one of the exhibits of the Chinese government that erected the sake of prestige, and in vain spend public funds. At the same time experts are economic calculations to prove that the construction of buildings higher than 300 meters is unprofitable because the profit from them will not cover operating costs.

The Chinese government is not listening to the voice of the people, continued the construction of a skyscraper. And after the completion of construction works declined to provide cost estimates for its construction, maintenance and adoption of measures to strengthen against earthquakes and hurricanes. The requirements to publish reports on profits derived from the operation of CITIC-Plaza in the press as the Chinese leadership has not taken into account.

CITIC Tower, located in the area Tyanhe is part of a large complex, inside which there are two 38-storey residential houses, several office buildings and sports complex, which hosts the traditional national competition.

Just a three-minute walk from the Tower built a modern station building and the new metro station of the city. It is expected that soon this part of the city will become a symbol of prosperity Guangzhou.

At night, between the antennas Tower CITIC, which is crowned with a majestic structure that can be seen especially characteristic glow, because of what he called Russian tourists CITIC-Plaza "Eye of Sauron".