How the Chinese fake the world's attractions

The Chinese are famous for their copying abilities, because today Chinese fakes have flooded, perhaps, all countries of the world. However, the inhabitants of the Celestial Empire went even further: now they copy not only equipment, electronics or clothing, but also took up the forgery of the world's most famous architectural objects and even entire cities.

Some researchers see in the desire of the Chinese to copy the world architecture echoes of the long-standing traditions of this country. After all, there were times when the emperors of China, having conquered another kingdom, ordered to build a copy of the palace there in their capital, which symbolized the subordinate role of the new territories and local elites in relation to the conquerors.

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1. A copy of the great Sphinx of Giza, almost life-size. The original was built by the ancient Egyptians around 2500 BC, and a copy (though unfinished) is located in a theme park in the Chinese city of Chuzhou, Anhui Province.

2. In the World Park in Beijing there are copies of the White House and the Lincoln Memorial (the originals are in Washington), as well as the Statue of Liberty (the original is in New York).

3. The World Park in Beijing is generally a funny place — you can also find a copy of the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge there. In total, there are more than a hundred copies of world attractions in this park.

4. In Shanghai, you can see a copy of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The original was built during the Italian Renaissance by Bonanno Pisano.

5. In the northern Chinese city of Huizhou, Guangdong Province, there is a copy of the Austrian UNESCO World Heritage Site Hallstatt. China Minmetals Corporation has spent almost a billion dollars to build a replica of this picturesque European commune.

6. One construction company started building a replica of Paris in Hangzhou in 2007, naturally with the Eiffel Tower. Although the project was designed for 10,000 people, it is currently considered a ghost town.

7. In the area of Ucin you will find the "Florentine Village" — a shopping center of 200,000 square meters, reminiscent of the arches of Florence, its majestic canal and bridges. It is built on the site of a former cornfield.

8. And in Beijing's Mentougou district, one government building looks suspiciously like a golden-domed Orthodox church.

9. There are copies of Moai statues in Beijing. 887 original statues stand on the remote Chilean Easter Island, and they were erected between 1250 and 1500 AD.

10. In the Chinese city of Jiangyan, you can find a small version of the Paris Arc de Triomphe, the original of which was erected in the 19th century in memory of those who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.

11. And in Macau you will find a copy of the Roman Colosseum.