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) | |
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Guangsha Tianducheng (广厦天都城) | |
![]() Tianducheng | |
Nicknames: Paris II, Paris of the East | |
![]() ![]() Tianducheng (天都城) Location in Zhejiang | |
Coordinates: 30°23′23″N 120°14′32″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Zhejiang |
Sub-provincial city | Hangzhou |
District | Linping |
Subdistrict | Xingqiao |
Area | |
• Total | 30 km2 (12 sq mi) |
• Land | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | ~30,000 |
Time zone | China 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]

Transport
Huangheshan station on Line 3 of the Hangzhou Metro serving Tianducheng opened on February 22, 2022.[7]
Gallery
- The replica of the Eiffel Tower.
- "Champs-Élysées". Formally named as Xiangxie Road.
- Road sign of Xiangxie Road.
- Viewed from the north end of Xiangxie Road.
- Tiandu Park.
References

- Miller, Lisa (7 August 2013). "Paris In China: Tianducheng Is An Eerie, Abandoned City Of Lights Clone". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- Eiffel Tower replica looms over China's Parisian-style ghost town, NBC News
- "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.
- Feinberg, Ashley (7 August 2013). "China's Replica of Paris Is Now an Eerily Depressing Ghost Town". Gizmodo. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- "How fake Paris in China captured imagination of French photographer". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
- Youtube video: I Explored China's Failed $1 Billion Copy of Paris (real city), 2023, retrieved 26 February 2024
- "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.