Tianducheng - Wikipedia
Tianducheng (Chinese: 天都城; pinyin: Tiāndūchéng), officially Guangsha Tianducheng (Chinese: 广厦天都城; pinyin: Guǎngshà Tiāndūchéng), is a housing estate in Xingqiao Subdistrict, Linping District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China that is modeled after Paris. [1]
A ‘fake’ Paris you can see in China - CNN
Feb 13, 2018 · Paris or China? : Parisian photographer Francois Prost traveled to Tianducheng, China. This suburb of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province is a life size replica of Paris, France.
China’s 'Fake' Cities Are Eerie Replicas of Paris, London and …
Apr 12, 2016 · Two hours away in the Chinese city of Suzhou, known for its unique architecture and waterways, there are dozens of duplicated bridges, including a version of Paris' Pont Alexandre III and a ...
Pictures of Paris Replica in China - National Geographic
Apr 10, 2018 · On the eastern coast of China —some 6,000 miles from the City of Light—a 354-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower dominates Tianducheng’s skyline. Known as the “ Paris of the East”, the luxury real...
China’s Tianducheng Is an Eerie Ghost Town Version of Paris
Sep 20, 2013 · China has replicas of Venice, the White House, the World Trade Towers and the London-like Thames town—and once you know that it does not seem like such a stretch that there would be a faux...
Tianducheng: The Paris Dupe in China With Its Own Eiffel Tower
Feb 13, 2024 · This area has an uncanny resemblance to one of the world’s most famous cities, Paris. This town in China replicates the iconic and elegant beauty of Paris, and while Tianducheng was once just the countryside of eastern Hangzhou, it has …
Tianducheng – China’s Strange City Of Paris - NOMADasaurus
Jan 15, 2023 · Scattered along a barren landscape, towering skyscrapers collect cobwebs and apartment buildings are left abandoned. The empty streets of new age ghost cities in China have been attracting international curiosity for years.
Tianducheng: A Fake Paris in China - Amusing Planet
Jan 20, 2018 · One of the Eiffel Towers is the original standing in Paris. The other is a replica located in Tianducheng, in the suburbs of Hangzhou in China. Replicas of famous monuments are common around the world, but there is something pervasive and obsessive about Tianducheng.
The Fake Paris in China: A Bizarre Copycat City
Sep 11, 2024 · From its Eiffel Tower replica to its Champs-Élysées look-alike, Tianducheng is a curious blend of French charm and Chinese ambition. But what’s the deal with this odd copycat city, and why did this fake Paris in China come to be?
A Visit to Tianducheng, China's Eerily Empty $1 Billion Copy of Paris ...
Dec 6, 2023 · Not quite a century ago, Shanghai was known as 'the Paris of the East.' (Or it became one of the cities to enjoy that reputation, at any rate.) Today, you can catch a high-speed train in Shanghai and, just an hour later, arrive in a place that has made a much more literal bid for that title: Open Culture, openculture.com