11 cities that China copied from the rest of the world that you won't believe are knockoffs
By Sophie-Claire Hoeller
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- China has built almost exact replicas of different cities around the world.
- It spent $940 million (£725m) copying Hallstatt, a historic Austrian village.
- The ancient fishing village of Tianjin was razed to make room for a mini Manhattan.
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