A proposed design for a new train station in the Chinese city of Nanjing has been ridiculed by internet users for a very unusual reason.
Chinese social media users have pointed out that the new £2.2 billion ($2.7bn) North Nanjing station has a striking resemblance to a sanitary pad. 
While its designers insist the four-lobed building is meant to resemble a plum blossom, many netizens point out that plum blossoms famously have five petals.
The topic has generated millions of views on Chinese social media platforms, with many commenters mocking the unfortunate design.
One Weibo user asked: 'Why can we all tell it is a sanitary pad immediately, but the architects can't?'
Nanjing North station is huge investment for the city of 8.5 million and will become the city's biggest station.
Sitting over an area of 14 square miles (37.6 square km), the station will serve an estimated 36.5 million passengers a year.
However, none of that has prevented social media users from relentlessly mocking the design, often comparing it to an 'aunt's towel' or 'aunt's scarf' - a euphemistic term for sanitary pad.
One commenter wrote on Weibo: 'This is a giant sanitary pad.
'It's embarrassing to say it looks like a plum blossom.'
Another commenter joked: 'I think we should take this chance to call for society to pay attention to period shaming.
'This design is ahead of its time.'