Little Paris in China

This may sound like a Chinese bashing blog but I just could not help myself, first was the fake goods which is somewhat digestible but to copy something that big and prominent is simply absurd, it reminds me of the fake Disneyland.

Paris is the city of love and light, and no amount of money can change or duplicate the same feeling or atmosphere. What I don’t understand is why and how could the local government approve such projects? China may be the only surviving ancient civilization in the world with the only surviving ancient language still used in today’s modern world, but to me China is just 20 years old, thanks to Mao ZheDong with his great leap forward and the cultural revolution, it appears that the Chinese in China lack of an identity and are desperately in search for one. Here is an interesting article – Re-creating European cities, China’s latest housing trend by Ariana Eunjung Cha.

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These photos were taken in Tianducheng, a residential community built in on the outskirts of Hangzhou in eastern China. Apparently there’s only 2,000 people living there now, which seems rather sparsely populated for what they must be hoping will be a tourist attraction.

More Images at Reuters – Little Paris in China

Here is a must watch video – China Chateau… I mean Château de Versailles, France.

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