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Building with a waterfall

The last place you’d imagine ending up while chasing waterfalls is the top of a skyscraper in Guiyang, China.

But the Liebian Building has opened the “spigot” on a 350gusher that flows from the side of the structure down to a public plaza in the city’s central business district, according to Fortune.

When the cascading waterfall made its debut on the nearly 400foot-tall building, some locals thought there had been a terrible plumbing accident inside.

“People in the southwestern city of Guiyang telephoned newspapers to report what they believed was a massive water leak,” the London Times reported

“When reporters arrived at the building, they realized that the owner of Liebian Mansion had created a waterfall that gushes down the side.”

The electricity needed to keep the water flowing costs about $118 per hour.

For that reason, the waterfall is to be used only on special occasions — and even then for just 10 to 20 minutes at a time.

“It’s quite novel,” one local resident told Kanka News. “If you do it on a hot day, it will feel very comfortable. It is still very eye-catching.”

Others, however, were less than impressed.

“Whose idea was it to put a waterfall on the building? It’s a terrible idea,” another resident told Kanka. “They should really conserve energy instead of wasting it like that.”

The company released a YouTube video of the elegantly flowing waterfall on the glass structure to showcase the new feature — and claim it’s a refreshing attraction in the summer heat as mist from the waterfall sprays into the surrounding area.

“The water we use is recycled underground tap water, some rainwater or other channels of water,” a rep for Guizhou Ludiya Property Management said.

“We have four underground water-storage and drainage systems. The water is pumped from the negative four-tier reservoir, and then recycled.”

An added visual attraction is the “rainbow” effect created by the cascade, observers say.