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This building in China was supposed to represent the circle of life, circular harmony and golden prosperity....Well, people are claiming it's one of the ugliest structures in the world and a symbol of low brow taste! What do you think? Are people just jealous of China's meteoric rise? Or is it really that fugly?! The Atlantic has more: ...the Circle Building is perhaps the country's largest single manifestation of "Tuhao Jin" (literally "gold of the unrefined and wealthy"), a viral term lately used to mock the country's nouveau riche. 
How is this possible?! Safety standards are lax, materials are cheaper and undocumented underpaid migrant workers work 24/7. Oh and "Chinese construction projects are prone to bribery and corner-cutting, and the resulting structures typically do not last very long". CNN spotlights property magnate Zhang Xin. How does she do it?! Teach us! Zhang Xin grew up in poverty and at the age of 14 began a laboring job in a factory. Today, she is richer than Donald Trump, Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey. Zhang, a Chinese real estate developer, is the seventh richest self-made woman in the world, worth $3.6 billion, according to Forbes. She's worth $800 million more than Oprah Winfrey, the world's best known self-made female billionaire.
Bust out your coconut bra or Mu'u Mu'u! I'll be speaking in sunny Honolulu for the Asian Real Estate Association of America's 2013 Global Summit alongside my friends below! Can't wait to see you all!
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