Editor's Note:

Debate has built up on social media over numerous buildings on Chinese university campuses that incorporate Western architectural elements with varying degrees of success. While some said the buildings add an air of academia and high society to the campuses, others argued them to be nothing more than knock-offs that breed a culture of copycatting and fail to encourage innovation among students.

A building at SIAS International University affiliated with Zhengzhou University, Henan Province, that incorporates Western and Chinese design elements. Photo: IC

The campus of the Hebei Academy of Fine Arts achieved Internet fame for its resemblance to Hogwarts from the Harry Potter series. Photo: CFP

Above is a Western-styled dormitory at a university in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality that triggered heated discussions online on October 20. Photo: CFP

Pictured is the main building of a college in Kunming that helped the school earn the name "the White House College" among locals. Photo: CFP

The main library of Wuhan International Trade University in Hubei Province is built to resemble an Egyptian pyramid. Photo: China News Service