Replica of Austrian village built in Guangdong
By Reuters in Huizhou, Guangdong and in Hallstatt, Austria | China Daily | Updated: 2012-06-06 08:04
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A replica of an Austrian UNESCO heritage site, Hallstatt village, in Huizhou, South China's Guangdong province, on June 1. The metals and mining company China Minmetals Corp spent $940 million to build the site in the hope of attracting tourists and property investors there, according to local newspaper reports. Tyrone Siu / Reuters |
A $940-million Chinese clone of one of Austria's most picturesque villages - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage-listed Hallstatt - recently opened its doors amid some controversy to visitors in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong.
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