The Guangxi New Media Centre, unveiled to the public in the southern city of Nanning on September 24 to mark the Mid-Autumn Festival, quickly drew criticism online as netizens discussed the questionable resemblance of it to a penis.

This video shows an aerial view of the colourful building flashing in bright red, blue and green against the night sky.

According to local reports, the building was designed to reflect the historical rice terraces on the outskirts of the city, with the grooves in the architecture built to look like the different levels. Online users disagree, however, with one video in which an amused local animated fireworks sparking from the tip of the structure making its rounds on social media.

9月24日，为迎接中秋佳节，广西南宁新媒体中心打开了景观灯，景观灯大概是一个月亮的形状，有趣网友跟它PS上了烟花。广西广电网络有限公司的工作人员称放烟花的视频是ps的，这座建筑还没有完工，主体已经全部完成，外立面已经展现出来，晚上的夜景亮化效果已经显现出来，目前已进入内部装修阶段。据了解广西南宁新媒体中心的外貌源于对广西特有的桂林山水和龙脊梯田的灵感。