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Internet Pokes Fun At Chinese Train Station’s Proposed Designs For Resembling Sanitary Napkin

The construction of this train station is supposed to begin in the first half of 2024. 

by Sanjana Shenoy
Internet Pokes Fun At Chinese Train Station’s Proposed Designs For Resembling Sanitary Napkin

A proposed design for a train station in China’s Nanjing region has Netizens laughing out loud. That’s because many have pointed out its resemblance to a sanitary pad. Don’t believe us? Read on to know all about the peculiar design.

China’s Nanjing Train Station’s Proposed Designs Resembles Sanitary Napkin

As images of the Nanjing North Railway Station have taken over the Internet, it’s gone viral for all the wrong reasons. The chatter isn’t really about the building’s amenities or cost. Rather, the discussions are all about the peculiar design. The building has a four-loped design as per the aerial view. According to a BBC article, the buildings are designed to mimic the city’s plum blossom, its floral symbol. Nanjing is known for its beautiful light pink-hued plum blossoms.

However, Netizens have a completely different point of view. Many have pointed out that the proposed train station’s design resembles a sanitary pad. One Weibo user commented that while Netizens immediately realised it looked like a sanitary napkin, the architect still didn’t seem to have a clue.

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Construction To Begin In First Half Of 2024

Sanitary Napkin train station
Picture Credits: Canva Pro

An X user posted a picture of the design and called it the new version of the fairy tale, “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” As per Nanjing Daily, the state-owned newspaper, the train station’s preliminary design was approved by the government of Jiangsu Province and China State Railway Group. Moreover, construction is supposed to begin in the first half of 2024.

Apart from the unusual sanitary napkin-shaped rooftop, a butting joke amongst Netizens, the building will also have many traditional Chinese architectural features. This includes wooden ceilings, window patterns and the Chinese Order. The train station will cover a total area of 37.6 square kilometres (14 square miles). And will be built in 20 billion Chinese yuan ($2,763 million).

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Do you think this train station looks like a sanitary napkin?

Cover Image Courtesy: @laguizhong/ Instagram 

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