Crab-shaped building constructed in east China

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An eye-popping, gigantic building in the exact shape of a hairy crab is being constructed on the shore of Yangcheng Lake, known for its tasty and pricy crabs, in eastern China's Jiangsu Province.

The stainless steel three-storey building stands 75 meters long and 16 meters high, making it around 1,000 times bigger than a real crab.

The building will be used as a commercial complex, containing leisure and entertainment facilities, restaurants and stores.

Construction began in March, and the crab-shaped building is expected to open in the second half of next year in the city of Kunshan.

According to Zhao Jianlin, general manager with Baxieyuan Management Company, which is building the "super crab," "This building can help demonstrate the crab culture and history of Bacheng township." Bacheng is a township on the shore of the lake. 

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