Finding inspiration in traditional Chinese four-legged ceremonial vessels, he employed a modern steel structure to create a multilayered style similar to the dougong (bucket arch) system of brackets, which supported the elaborate upturned eaves in traditional Chinese ceremonial and palace architecture. From afar, the Chinese Pavilion looks like a classical red mandarin's hat, and up close it looks like a traditional Chinese vessel for measuring grain.
何鏡堂從鼎爵、斗冠等古代器皿淬取靈感，結合鋼骨結構的現代工法，打造層層向上堆疊的斗栱建築，最後呈現的中國館，遠看像是一頂紅色的古代官帽，近看又形似昔日農村計算糧食容量的斗，十分搶眼。