Tianducheng (天都城)
Guangsha Tianducheng (广厦天都城)
Tianducheng
Tianducheng
Nicknames: 
Paris II, Paris of the East
Tianducheng (天都城) is located in Zhejiang
Tianducheng (天都城)
Tianducheng (天都城)
Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 30°23′23″N 120°14′32″E / 30.38972°N 120.24222°E / 30.38972; 120.24222
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Sub-provincial cityHangzhou
DistrictLinping
SubdistrictXingqiao
Area
 • Total30 km2 (12 sq mi)
 • Land31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Population
 • Total~30,000
Time zoneChina standard time

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 imitates many design features of Paris.[1]

History

Construction at Tianducheng began around 2007. Its central feature is 108-metre-tall (354-foot) replica of the Eiffel Tower and 31 km2 (12 sq mi) of Parisian-style architecture, fountains and landscaping. It opened in 2007, and can accommodate more than 10,000 residents.[2] Initial occupancy was low, with an estimated 2,000 people living in the development by 2013,[3] leading some to label it a ghost town.[4] By 2017, its population had grown to 30,000 and the development was expanded several times.[5] In 2023, Yes Theory visited it and published a Youtube video titled "I Explored China's Failed $1 Billion Copy of Paris (real city)" showing that, while it was less crowded than many other Chinese cities, it certainly wasn't a ghost town.[6]

Aerial View of Tianducheng

Transport

Huangheshan station on Line 3 of the Hangzhou Metro serving Tianducheng opened on February 22, 2022.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ Miller, Lisa (7 August 2013). "Paris In China: Tianducheng Is An Eerie, Abandoned City Of Lights Clone". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  2. ^ [1] Eiffel Tower replica looms over China's Parisian-style ghost town, NBC News
  3. ^ "广厦天都城十年造城变成鬼城 创始人楼忠福被带走". finance.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  4. ^ Feinberg, Ashley (7 August 2013). "China's Replica of Paris Is Now an Eerily Depressing Ghost Town". Gizmodo. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  5. ^ "How fake Paris in China captured imagination of French photographer". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  6. ^ Youtube video: I Explored China's Failed $1 Billion Copy of Paris (real city), 2023, retrieved 26 February 2024
  7. ^ "杭州地铁三条线路今日开通，运营时刻表来了". m.gmw.cn. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
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