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Tour China's weird terraced apartment buildings, perfect for parkour
Terraced eco balcony apartment in Nanning Guangxi China—Graffi
Discover an extraordinary apartment building in Huaxing Times Square, Nanning City, Guangxi Province, China. This architectural marvel features a striking terraced design with open balconies on every floor. Each terrace is equipped with long, rectangular planters filled with lush green plants,...
An extraordinary apartment building in Huaxing Times Square, Nanning City, Guangxi Province, China. The architectural marvel features terraced design with open balconies on every floor. Each terrace is planted with long rectangular planters filled with lush green plants, shrubs, and small trees, creating an eco friendly urban oasis. The terraced walls are covered in vibrant, colorful graffiti, infusing the building with a lively street art vibe and a sense of community driven creativity. The open balcony spaces are a dream for parkour enthusiasts and could serve as a filming location for Jackie Chan style action movies. This unique blend of sustainable architecture, street art culture, and dynamic design makes it a must visit destination in Nanning.
00:00 Preview: A quick look at this one of a kind terraced building.
00:42 Terraced Balcony Tour
03:04 Graffiti Art Showcase: Admire the colorful street art on the terraced walls.
06:01 Rooftop Balcony: Enjoy stunning views from the top of the building.
09:12 Interior Spaces: Discover the creative and functional indoor design.
11:21 Sunset on the Terraces
An urban curiosity rises in Nanning, Guangxi, where Huaxing Times Square hosts a remarkable terraced apartment building that turns conventional living on its head. Each floor features an open balcony lined with long rectangular planters filled with lush greenery, shrubs, and even small trees, transforming the facade into a living green staircase that doubles as an eco friendly oasis in the city. The walls are wrapped in vibrant graffiti, giving the structure a bold street art vibe that captures the community driven energy of urban China. The design invites exploration and conversation, blending sustainable architecture with expressive art in a way that feels both functional and playful. For parkour fans, the terraces offer a dynamic playground with potential for action packed sequences reminiscent of classic action cinema, while still serving as a colorful backdrop for everyday life. This building stands out as a must visit example of how creative architecture can redefine city living,
An extraordinary apartment building in Huaxing Times Square, Nanning City, Guangxi Province, China. The architectural marvel features terraced design with open balconies on every floor. Each terrace is planted with long rectangular planters filled with lush green plants, shrubs, and small trees, creating an eco friendly urban oasis. The terraced walls are covered in vibrant, colorful graffiti, infusing the building with a lively street art vibe and a sense of community driven creativity. The open balcony spaces are a dream for parkour enthusiasts and could serve as a filming location for Jackie Chan style action movies. This unique blend of sustainable architecture, street art culture, and dynamic design makes it a must visit destination in Nanning.
00:00 Preview: A quick look at this one of a kind terraced building.
00:42 Terraced Balcony Tour
03:04 Graffiti Art Showcase: Admire the colorful street art on the terraced walls.
06:01 Rooftop Balcony: Enjoy stunning views from the top of the building.
09:12 Interior Spaces: Discover the creative and functional indoor design.
11:21 Sunset on the Terraces
CN Walking highlights a unique stepped terrace architecture at Huaxing Times Square, where each floor hosts a public terrace planted with greenery and bright graffiti. The vibe blends sustainable urban design with spontaneous street art, creating a lively, community-driven space that doubles as a potential action film set. The ascent reveals more art and fewer people on higher floors, leading to a rooftop that offers stunning views and a sense of solitude. Inside, the structure shifts to a long, narrow corridor of small offices and warehouses that are still actively used, showing a mixed-use soul beneath the social graffiti surface. The traveler, CN Walking, notes love confessions tucked on walls, and sunsets that cast a lonely beauty over the terraces, inviting viewers to share their thoughts in the comments. CN Walking is drawn to the idea that this building functions as both neighborhood commons and a bold canvas for urban expression, a place where parkour dreams and daily life collide with art. The piece ends with an open invitation to viewers to weigh in on what they’d do if they found themselves here, especially as daylight fades.
CN Walking takes us through a striking urban canvas in Huaxing Times Square, Nanning, Guangxi, where a 26-floor stepped terrace building becomes a living gallery of graffiti and green pockets. The video opens with a quick preview of the terraced structure, then dives into the terrace-by-terrace tour where each level hosts a planting trough and open access for neighbors to mingle. The creator notes the terraces’ worn, lived-in feel and explains that many floors share the same layout, with some spaces used for drying quilts and small businesses taking up what could be homes. Graffiti blankets the walls, ranging from prayers and blessings to spontaneous art, many pieces dating back over a decade. The upper levels grow quieter and more graffiti-dense, with fewer people visible as you climb higher. The topmost terrace is sealed off, but the view from the rooftop promises dramatic sunsets. Inside, the building reveals a long, narrow corridor lined with tiny offices and mixed-use spaces where
A tour of Huaxing Times Square’s terraced building in Nanning reveals a public, graffiti-covered vertical neighborhood with green terraces, self-run spaces, and
Exploring China's Terraced Terraces: Graffiti, Greenery, and Community
00:42 Take a slow climb to 2nd and 3rd terraces to observe the shared spaces and how neighbors use them for hanging laundry and small gatherings.
04:00 Notice the open, unmanaged terraces; bring a respectful attitude and avoid blocking paths if you visit.
11:19 Visit around sunset for dramatic light on graffiti and terraces, but be mindful of the quieting night rules.
00:42 Take a slow climb to 2nd and 3rd terraces to observe the shared spaces and how neighbors use them for hanging laundry and small gatherings.
04:00 Notice the open, unmanaged terraces; bring a respectful attitude and avoid blocking paths if you visit.
11:19 Visit around sunset for dramatic light on graffiti and terraces, but be mindful of the quieting night rules.
00:15 Terraced concept
00:42 Building location
02:00 Graffiti overview
03:18 Higher floors fewer people
05:20 Plant trough neglect
11:03 Evening cleanup and sunset
00:00 Preview: A quick look at this one-of-a-kind terraced building.
00:42 Terraced Balcony Tour
03:04 Graffiti Art Showcase: Admire the colorful street art on the terraced walls.
06:01 Rooftop Balcony: Enjoy stunning views from the top of the building.
09:12 Interior Spaces: Discover the creative and functional indoor design.
11:21 Sunset on the Terraces
Is the terrace area private or public?
CN Walking explains the terraces are public spaces with little formal management, making them open for neighborly use but with limited oversight.
