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Thursday, July 18, 2013

5 famous China's copycat buildings from around the world

 A building in a park in Funing, Jiangsu province looks like the Sydney Opera House.


The Wenling People's Court in Zhejiang province looks like the US Capitol building.

 With its cobbled streets, mock Tudor buildings, Thames Town in Shanghai's Songjiang district, Aug 29, 2008. The fake town once triggered a spat between property developers in Shanghai, and a British pub and chip shop owner in 2006.

A replica of Arch of Triumph named "Weiye French Town" in Dongtai city, Jiangsu province.

Tourists visit a copycat Tian'anmen Square in Huaxi village, the richest village in China, in Jiangyin city, East China's Jiangsu province, Oct 10, 2011. Replicas of famous scenic spots such as the Great Wall, Tian'anmen Square, the US Capitol Building, the Arc de Triumph in Paris, and Sydney Opera House of Australia, have been erected in the village in commemoration of the village's 50th anniversary. 

Source: China Daily