Flaubert once hid in the Eiffel Tower to drink coffee, because this was the only way to lose sight of the tower; the world-famous Eiffel Tower has encountered public doubts about its appearance since its birth. Shanghai's The Oriental Pearl Tower encountered the same problem.
Chongqing plans to build 27 squares with 10,000 people in three years, which shows how difficult Chinese cities are. The word "China" can be seen everywhere. Some people jokingly say that China is "China" and "CHINA". Criticism from citizens will not stop the construction of giant landmarks - Tianjin Hisense Plaza is nicknamed "Ultraman". This slightly absurd metaphor is a metaphor for the logic pursued by many cities in China: super buildings are also super buildings. Hero, it can save a lackluster city.
If you abandon sociology, architecture, and planning, naming landmarks is enough to create a sense of comedy. It adds a new element to the unchanging city and reflects the complex urban psychology: "In the past 20 years, there has not been a single interesting building in Hong Kong." Han Lizhu, a 17-year-old middle school student in Hong Kong, once wrote a short story "Aqueduct Forest". Aqueducts extend everywhere and become the only connection between individuals, reflecting the strangeness and coldness of the modern city image: "Every house, They are all stations where water pipes pass through. The water pipes become dry intestines full of cracks, and the cracks gradually expand, revealing the stones, gravel and garbage buried inside."
Not all landmarks are named. It is black humor. Citizens always dedicate their kindest and warmest names to popular dating spots, to public spaces full of memories, to the most people-friendly buildings, and to the inconspicuous urban cultural heritage on the street corner. From this perspective, folk language can better reflect citizens’ evaluation of landmarks than official naming, and is closer to the essence of architecture.
There is a wrong number one pick, but there is no wrong flower name. Folk language is the best urban commentator. The kindness, ridicule and ridicule revealed by landmark nicknames correspond to the sense of belonging, absurdity and alienation a city gives to its citizens, and point directly to the social truth behind the urban wonders.