First of all, Premier Zhou's instruction that "all the essence of ancient and modern China and foreign countries is for our use" requires that these "National Day projects" should not be bound by the traditional forms of the original buildings.

Secondly, although the design of the Great Hall of the People draws lessons from the rhythm of the colonnade and other western ancient buildings, its overall conception has authentic China traditional architectural ideological and cultural connotations. It can be said that it is a combination of Chinese and western.