Can You Tell China’s Fake Paris Apart From Real Paris?

Despite a national obsession with European architecture, local enthusiasm for Tianducheng, also known as Sky City, is a bit on the side of apathy. “The sites in France attract thousands and thousands of tourist per day — it’s never ending! — whereas in China the sites are not very busy and mainly occupied by local people passing by on electrical scooters or by foot,” Prost said.