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"Champs-Élysées". Formally named as Xiangxie Road.
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Road sign of Xiangxie Road.
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Viewed from the north end of Xiangxie Road.
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Tiandu Park.
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]
Tianducheng (天都城) | |
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Guangsha Tianducheng (广厦天都城) | |
Nicknames: Paris II, Paris of the East | |
Tianducheng (天都城) Location in Zhejiang | |
Coordinates: 30°23′23″N 120°14′32″E / 30.38972°N 120.24222°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 |
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]
Huangheshan station on Line 3 of the Hangzhou Metro serving Tianducheng opened on February 22, 2022.[7]