Tianducheng

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 copied the whole thing from the Eiffel Tower.[1]

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
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

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]

  • The replica of the Eiffel Tower.
    The replica of the Eiffel Tower.
  • "Champs-Élysées". Formally named as Xiangxie Road.
    "Champs-Élysées". Formally named as Xiangxie Road.
  • Road sign of Xiangxie Road.
    Road sign of Xiangxie Road.
  • Viewed from the north end of Xiangxie Road.
    Viewed from the north end of Xiangxie Road.
  • Tiandu Park.
    Tiandu Park.

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. 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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