With Kaohsiung's Grand 50 Tower, Japanese architects were surprised by the sense of mountain-like solidity that resulted from the use of granite for the outer walls--a choice in which Chinese cultural characteristics are discernible.
以高雄的長谷大樓來說，日本建築界就很驚訝以花崗岩量體為外牆形成的穩重感，像座小山一樣，隱然可見中國人的文化性格。