Can't afford to go to Paris ? Just go to Tianducheng !

[Gabriel92]

If you can't afford to go to Paris (France),just go to Tianducheng (China)

Inside China's mini-Paris: Town built to look just like French capital complete with its own Eiffel Tower and Champs Elysées


With the Eiffel Tower standing proudly above decorative European buildings, this looks like a magnificent view of the famous French capital.

However, not all is at it seems. Incredibly, this Parisian scene is actually in the middle of China.

The Tianducheng development in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, is filled with grand European buildings and wide walkways.

Ornate fountains and statues also line the streets of the town.

This is a view of the Tianducheng development in Hangzhou, China. Despite being built as a replica of Paris, the town has not proved popular and is virtually empty
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Empty: The Tianducheng development in Hangzhou is designed to accommodate at least 10,000 people but it has instead been labelled as a ghost town

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Fierce: A huge thunder storm streaks across the Eiffel Tower replica

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Replica: With China's love of all things French, the developers must have thought they were onto a winner when they built Tianducheng
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Copy-cat: The town is filled with Parisian houses and, despite being in the middle of China, has a distinct European feel

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With China's love of all things French, the developers no doubt expected the town to be a huge success.

But things haven't quite worked out as they would have hoped.
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Different: Despite attempting to look like the famous French city, the town is is surrounded by farmland and dirt roads

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Looking good: Despite not exactly proving popular, the town does look impressive

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Shop: Despite being nowhere near as busy as the developers hoped for, it still contains a number of businesses, including this supermarket

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Despite being designed to accommodate at least ten thousand people, the town remains sparsely populated.

Local media have now started labelling it as a 'ghost town', with pictures showing the large streets remaining virtually empty.



Images from the town show how China's aspirations and its traditional culture collide.

Surrounded by farmland and wide roads, farmers can be seen working in fields with the mock Eiffel Tower looming over them.

Inside China's mini-Paris: Town built to look just like French capital complete with its own Eiffel Tower and Champs Elysées | Daily Mail Online

 

[Shamain]

Facepalm

 

[Ryuzaki]

Isnt there a ghost city in China that looks like a quaint English town,where couples take wedding pics?

 

[Gabriel92]

Isnt there a ghost city in China that looks like a quaint English town,where couples take wedding pics?

This ?

Fake English town in China complete with cobbled streets and red telephone boxes remains deserted | Daily Mail Online

 

[Ryuzaki]

This ?

Fake English town in China complete with cobbled streets and red telephone boxes remains deserted | Daily Mail Online

looks nice though

 

[mewtwo]

That look one of ghost city!!!

not much people around! i think that is Ordos, one of China's most impressive ghost cities.

 

[OrionHunter]

How about a Taj Mahal in Shanghai?

That look one of ghost city!!!

not much people around! i think that is Ordos, one of China's most impressive ghost cities.

Here...Take a peek at this article:

The Quietus | Features | Tome On The Range | Big Trouble In Big China: Ghost Cities Of China Reviewed

With zero commercial activity and no buyers, its a drain on the economy. The Chinese housing bubble seems to be bursting.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Imitation is the greatest form of flattery

 

[jammersat]

Don't post so many nonsensial threads friend , everyone knows you are ashamed of French troops raping African kids.

 

[tsinga]

As time passes and more infrastructure reaches, the town will fill up. Not a big deal.

 

[Gabriel92]

Don't post so many nonsensial threads friend , everyone knows you are ashamed of French troops raping African kids.

Why should be ashamed of accusations/allegations with no proofs ?
Many want to see our troops out of C.A.R and are doing whatever possible to coerce France to retire its troops from there.
They can invent all stories they want,it won't change anything.
Nice try i'd say.

 

[Lucid Thoughts]

Imitation is the highest form of flattery.

 

[SarthakGanguly]

They should have properly landscaped the surrounding places. At least make a quality copy if you have to. The aesthetic sense is missing.

 

[airmarshal]

@Gabriel92 You can also see Eiffel Tower replica in Lahore.

Bahria Town - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Genesis]

That look one of ghost city!!!

not much people around! i think that is Ordos, one of China's most impressive ghost cities.

This ghost cities right there?

Signs of Life In China's Gleaming 'Ghost City' Of Ordos


What I will say about ghost cities is that, despite Chinese economic miracle, we are not God, we can only do what's humanely possible, and since Western media don't want to wait, and Western governments cannot make long term plans, what seems like a failure is a work in progress in China.

All good things takes time, as it turns out.

If you can't afford to go to Paris (France),just go to Tianducheng (China)

Inside China's mini-Paris: Town built to look just like French capital complete with its own Eiffel Tower and Champs Elysées


With the Eiffel Tower standing proudly above decorative European buildings, this looks like a magnificent view of the famous French capital.

However, not all is at it seems. Incredibly, this Parisian scene is actually in the middle of China.

The Tianducheng development in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, is filled with grand European buildings and wide walkways.

Ornate fountains and statues also line the streets of the town.

This is a view of the Tianducheng development in Hangzhou, China. Despite being built as a replica of Paris, the town has not proved popular and is virtually empty
-

Empty: The Tianducheng development in Hangzhou is designed to accommodate at least 10,000 people but it has instead been labelled as a ghost town

-

Fierce: A huge thunder storm streaks across the Eiffel Tower replica

-

Replica: With China's love of all things French, the developers must have thought they were onto a winner when they built Tianducheng
-

Copy-cat: The town is filled with Parisian houses and, despite being in the middle of China, has a distinct European feel

-

With China's love of all things French, the developers no doubt expected the town to be a huge success.

But things haven't quite worked out as they would have hoped.
-

Different: Despite attempting to look like the famous French city, the town is is surrounded by farmland and dirt roads

-

Looking good: Despite not exactly proving popular, the town does look impressive

-

Shop: Despite being nowhere near as busy as the developers hoped for, it still contains a number of businesses, including this supermarket

-

Despite being designed to accommodate at least ten thousand people, the town remains sparsely populated.

Local media have now started labelling it as a 'ghost town', with pictures showing the large streets remaining virtually empty.



Images from the town show how China's aspirations and its traditional culture collide.

Surrounded by farmland and wide roads, farmers can be seen working in fields with the mock Eiffel Tower looming over them.

Inside China's mini-Paris: Town built to look just like French capital complete with its own Eiffel Tower and Champs Elysées | Daily Mail Online

You know, when I went to Vegas, it was so dead, it depressed me.

This town is now famous for wedding photos, give it time, and it will be a specialty town. Time and long term planning, the two deadliest words to the Western political elite, that and dick pics.