Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong) 中國銀行大廈（香港）

Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong) 中國銀行大廈（香港）

The Bank of China Tower is the headquarters of BOC Hong Kong and is located at 1 Garden Road, Central, Central and Western District, Hong Kong. It was started on April 18, 1985, and was built by the Japanese Kumagai Group. It was completed in 1989, and the occupation paper was obtained in August. It was officially opened on May 17, 1990. The original site was Murray House. When the building was completed, it surpassed the Singapore Hualian Bank Building and became the tallest skyscraper in Asia at the time. It is now the fourth tallest building in Hong Kong, second only to the International Trade Plaza, the International Finance Centre and the Central Plaza. It ranks 39th in the world. (As of January 2017).

中銀大廈（英語：Bank of China Tower）是中銀香港的總部，位於香港中西區中環花園道1號。於1985年4月18日動土啟造，由日本熊谷組負責承建，在1989年竣工，8月取得入伙紙，1990年5月17日正式啟用。原址為美利樓。大廈落成時超越新加坡華聯銀行大廈，成為當時亞洲最高的摩天大樓，現時為香港第四高的建築物，僅次於環球貿易廣場、國際金融中心及中環廣場，全球排名則位居第39位（截至2017年1月）。

Summary
Use: office
Venue: 1 Garden Road, Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island
Coordinates: 22°16’45”N 114°09’41”E
Construction period: March 1987 – May 1990
height
Roof: 367.4 meters
Top floor: 70 floors
technical details
Number of floors: 70 floors
Building area: 6700 square meters
Number of elevators: 45
Design and construction
Architect: Yan Ming / Gong Shuzhen

摘要
用途：辦公室
地點：香港島中西區花園道1號
坐標：22°16’45”N 114°09’41”E
建設期：1987年3月 – 1990年5月
高度
屋頂：367.4米
頂樓：70層
技術細節
層數：70層
建築面積：6700平方米
電梯數量：45
設計和施工
建築師：裴明/龔淑珍

Construction process
The designer of the Bank of China Building is a Chinese-American architect, Pei Ming, who has also designed famous buildings such as the entrance to the pyramids of the Louvre in France. The construction of the Bank of China Building began in 1982, when the Hong Kong Government sold the 6,700-square-meter old Murray House in Central, the heart of Hong Kong’s business district, to the Bank of China for HK$1.1 billion. However, at that time, it was at the peak of the property price in Hong Kong. Therefore, the land price of the land was actually much lower than the market value at that time. Therefore, it was considered that the British Hong Kong Government had expressed friendly relations with China at that time. Initially, the Bank of China Building was scheduled to be completed on August 8, 1988. The number of words “8” in China is auspicious. Construction began on March 3, 1987. It was completed in 1989 and the ceremony was completed. It was officially opened on May 17, 1990.

建築過程
中銀大廈設計者為美籍華裔建築師貝聿銘，其亦曾設計法國羅浮宮的金字塔入口等著名建築。中銀大廈的建築籌備由1982年開始，當時香港政府便以11億元港幣，將位於香港商業區中心地帶——中環的6700平方米舊美利樓地段售予中國銀行。可是，當時卻正值香港樓價的高峰期，因此該土地的地價事實上遠低於當時的市值，故被認為是當時的港英政府向中國表示友好的行為。最初，中銀大廈是計劃於1988年8月8日落成的，因取數目字「8」在中國數有吉祥的意思。1987年3月3日動工興建，至1989年終告落成並舉行過封頂儀式，1990年5月17日才正式啟用。

Structure
The Bank of China Tower is 70 stories high and has a height of 315 meters. The height of the two poles is 367.4 meters. It was therefore the tallest building in Hong Kong and all of Asia from 1989 to 1992. It was also the tallest skyscraper outside the United States. It was maintained for two years before being replaced by Central Plaza in Wan Chai. The shape of the Bank of China Tower is prismatic, just like the bamboo shoots that are “high-rise”. According to the introduction of the BOC Hong Kong website, the design of the building is modeled on the continuous growth of bamboo trees, symbolizing the spirit of strength, vitality, strength and forge ahead; the bas-relief outer wall representing the Great Wall represents China. Structurally, the corners of the entire building are supported by four reinforced concrete columns, and the triangular frame is used to transfer the pressure of the building to the four columns. Covered with a glass curtain outside. Its unique exterior design makes it one of Hong Kong’s most prominent landmarks. Many Hong Kong issued stamps and postcards are often issued in one of the Bank of China buildings. The Bank of China Tower is also one of the participating buildings of the Symphony of Lights. In addition, its structural design has also been applied to Shanghai World Financial Center and Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Building, which are also structural engineers by L&O Engineering Consultants.

結構
中銀大廈樓高70層，樓高315米，加頂上兩杆的高度共有367.4米。其因此為1989年至1992年間香港及全亞洲最高的建築物，亦是美國地區以外最高的摩天大廈，紀錄維持了2年才被灣仔區的中環廣場所取代。中銀大廈外型為稜柱狀，就像「節節高升」的竹筍一樣。根據中銀香港網站內的介紹大廈設計是仿照竹樹不斷向上生長，象徵著力量、生機、茁壯和銳意進取的精神；基座的麻石外牆代表長城，則代表中國。結構上，整座建築物的拐角由四根加強混凝土柱支撐，由三角形框架將建築的壓力轉移到四根柱子上。外面用玻璃幕覆蓋。其獨特外型設計因此讓它成為香港最矚目地標之一，不少香港發行郵票、明信片亦常以中銀大廈為觀景之一發行。中銀大廈同時為幻彩詠香江的參與匯演建築物之一。另外，其結構設計亦被應用至同樣由理雅工程顧問擔任結構工程師的上海環球金融中心及深圳華僑城大廈。

Feng Shui problem
On the other hand, the construction of the Bank of China Building has also attracted a lot of controversy because it is the only building in Hong Kong that did not consider the feng shui opinion.

When the building was first built, it triggered a feng shui war. At that time, the name of the Bank of China Building was like a knife, which was related to the death of Sir Edward Youde in the 1980s. One of the “knifes” pointed to the Governor’s Office (now Hong Kong Government House). The Governor’s Office therefore asked people to resolve them. Finally, they decided to plant willow trees in the direction of the Bank of China Building to block the murder.

After the completion of the Bank of China Building, the Citibank Building, which was built next to it, took the design of the opening of the book. Its opening coincided with the sharp corner of the Bank of China Building. It is said to be blocking the murder. Another related to the sleek water of the Bank of China Building is the HSBC Headquarters building opposite it. Because it is also the “blade” of the Bank of China Building, HSBC’s performance is affected, so HSBC will install two pairs of the Bank of China Building on the roof of the building. The turret decoration (actually a crane crane, plus a total of four rear and reverse), counterattacks the murderousness of the Bank of China Building, so HSBC’s performance has improved. There is also a saying that the appearance of the Yangtze River Group Center, which was completed in 1999, was also affected by the murder of the Bank of China. After listening to the opinions of the Feng Shui Master, Li Ka-shing, Chairman of the Cheung Kong Group, also decided to build the new headquarters into a “positive square” with no very prominent appearance. The reason is nothing more than blocking the murderous.

風水問題
另一方面，中銀大廈的建築曾經也引來了許多爭議，因為這是在香港主要建築中唯一沒有考慮風水意見就動工的大廈。

大廈在剛建成之時曾引發一場風水戰，當時傳指中銀大廈的形狀像一把刀，與1980年代港督尤德爵士身亡的事件扯上關係。而其中一面「刀鋒」直指港督府（今香港禮賓府），港督府因而請人化解，最後決定在面朝中銀大廈的方向種植柳樹以擋殺氣。

中銀大廈建成後，在旁興建的花旗銀行大廈則採取了呈書本開頁形狀的設計，其開口正好與中銀大廈的尖角相對應，據說亦是為了阻擋殺氣。另一個跟中銀大廈風水有關的是其對面的滙豐總行大廈，因為正好也對到中銀大廈的「刀鋒」，滙豐的業績受到影響，於是滙豐便在其大樓樓頂加裝兩座對著中銀大廈的砲台裝飾（實為起重機吊車，加後下方反向共四座），反擊中銀大廈的殺氣，於是滙豐的業績才又好轉。亦有一說指於1999年落成的長江集團中心的外表也是受中銀的殺氣影響過。長實集團主席李嘉誠於聽過風水師的意見後，也決定將新總部建得較「正正方方」，沒有什麼非常突出的外表。而原因亦不外乎是擋殺氣。

FROM:https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E9%8A%80%E5%A4%A7%E5%BB%88_(%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF)

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