The Shawan Exhibition Center in Chengdu City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province was brought down on Monday during a controlled demolition to make way for a new symbolic complex in the city. /VCG Photo

The building has been in use since 1997, also housing the city’s first skating rink. /VCG Photo

It had 18 floors and covered an area of 55,000 square meters. /VCG Photo

According to local media, the Shawan Exhibition Center was described as the best witness of economic development of the western city. /VCG Photo