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“People living in Tianducheng live there as they would anywhere else in China,” observes Prost. Even the dining options resemble the rest of the country, with street canteens and restaurants serving typical Chinese dishes. “I was thinking maybe they would also have tried to recreate a French restaurant,” said Prost.