The three-storey museum, designed to resemble the famous Chinese mitten crab, will introduce the crustacean’s living habitat and celebrate the locals’ tradition of eating the shellfish.

The stainless steel and stands in the wide of 75 meters and 16 meters high, is expected to open late next year in Suzhou, in the Jiangsu Province.

The building is scheduled to offer recreational and entertainment facilities in the second half of 2018 and will serve as a venue for crab-related activities.

Last year, the Chinese government took steps to forbid the construction of “bizarre” and “odd-shaped” buildings that are devoid of character or cultural heritage.

This followed Chinese President Xi Jinping’s irritation at “weird architecture” back in 2014.