At the end of yet another big year for Chinese architecture, Dezeen's China editor Christina Yao continues our review of 2021 by picking out 10 of the most impressive projects completed in the past 12 months.

Hometown Moon, Tai'an, by Syn Architects
Set in the dramatic landscape surrounding Mount Tai, this ceremonial hall is topped with a semicircular window that reflects on a pool of water to create a moon-like effect when illuminated.
Syn Architects used rock, stone and concrete on the walls and floors of the structure as a nod to the surrounding landscape.
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Photography is by Zhang Chao
Peach Hut, Henan Province, by Atelier Xi
Named Peach Hut, this tinted concrete community pavilion and bar was designed by Atelier Xi to overlook a field of peach trees in Henan Province. The building is the first of seven small pavilions that are being built in the region as small community centres.
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Photo is by Jin Weiqi
Yang Liping Performing Arts Centre, Dali, by Studio Zhu-Pei
This performing arts building, designed by Studio Zhu-Pei, has a rectangular roof that spans a landscape of free-flowing indoor and outdoor spaces.
Its undulating outline was designed to mimic the surrounding mountains, while the roof's underside is covered by wooden battens arranged like a bird's nest.
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Photo courtesy of Jonathan Leijonhufvud
Chapel of Sound, Beijing, by OPEN Architectu...