Video: Inside a Chinese, Parisian Ghost Town

This Parisian ghost town in Tianducheng, China has become the archetype of China's architectural copycat culture. Brought to light by the folks at The Atlantic Cities, this short video by German filmmaker Caspar Stracke accounts for an average day in this faux-Parisian development where less than 10,000 residents call home.

For more about China's copycat culture, read Why China’s Copy-Cats Are Good For Architecture.

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Cite: Karissa Rosenfield. "Video: Inside a Chinese, Parisian Ghost Town" 11 Aug 2013. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/414279/video-inside-a-chinese-parisian-ghost-town> ISSN 0719-8884

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