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PositionNews & Trends - Sky City, a replica of Paris, France in China - Brief article

This may look like Paris, but it's actually a 12-square-mile replica of France's capital in eastern China. Sky City-a development aimed at China's very wealthy--has its own Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, and replicas of other Paris landmarks. The community is just one of many Western-inspired copycat "cities" built in China during the massive building boom of the past decade-along with faux versions of Venice, London, and Amsterdam. Some Chinese, however, would rather visit Europe...

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