2024-05-01T22:36:44-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/101013571/from-tower-bridge-to-sydney-harbour-welcome-to-china-s-city-of-clones Alexander Walter 2014-06-03T13:21:00-04:00 >2019-01-05T12:31:03-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cb/cbde74fcd2e7533168282e83fe7056f1?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Suzhou is like many Chinese cities. It has a historic core, including nine Unesco world heritage sites, as well as many beautiful gardens, waterways and temples. [...] But Suzhou has also embarked on another fascinating project: urban mimicry. From Venetian-style &ldquo;water town&rdquo; districts to Dutch-style suburban living, Suzhou hosts what journalist Bianca Bosker calls &ldquo;original copies&rdquo;: simulations of western landmarks. The city is fast becoming China&rsquo;s city of clones.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Previously:</p><ul><li><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/100170732/colossal-bavarian-castle-set-to-open-in-dalian-china" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Colossal Bavarian Castle Set To Open In Dalian, China</a></p></li><li><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/50566573/chinese-secretly-copy-austrian-town" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chinese secretly copy Austrian town</a></p></li></ul>