Soaring at 369 metres high, Bank of China Building is one of the defining landmarks of Hong Kong. Again & again, many critics have called I.M. Pei's creation a masterpiece. It was meant to bring aspirations to the Chinese people, but at the same time bring goodwill to the people of the former British Colony. The building itself was inspired by the patterns of bamboo. The tower itself actually uses less steel than conventional towers of that magnitude.