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大裤衩 (dà kùchǎ): the big boxer shorts

This is the slang term given to the [[China_Central_Adult_Video | CCTV]] building designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas. The building has been said to resemble a pair of walking legs, a person squatting over a toilet, and a woman’s genitals. In response to the criticism, the architect has [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/arts/design/koolhaass-cctv-building-fits-beijing-as-city-of-the-future.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 denied] any impure motives.

After the term “big boxer shorts” began to spread, CCTV became concerned and launched a massive PR effort to persuade people to use a more respectful nickname for the oddly shaped building. The more CCTV tried to persuade people to avoid using the term, however, the more it stuck.

Beijing has been called an [http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/06/18/beijing.hybrid/ architect's playground] due to the number of daring and strangely shaped buildings that have been constructed in recent years. The city is also home to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_National_Stadium Beijing National Stadium], known as the “[http://chinadigitaltimes.net/china/birds-nest/ Bird's Nest],” and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Centre_for_the_Performing_Arts_(China) National Centre for the Performing Arts], known as the “Giant Egg.”

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