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| Vol. 4, Issue 5 May 2012 |
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Goings On |
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Oh China |
China to Recreate Dali’s Hometown
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Published :1 September 2010 |
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| Cadaqués, Spain, by Salvador Dali, 1922
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Xiamen Bay |
In an apparent plan to Xerox the world, China is planning to recreate Salvador Dali’s beloved port of Cadaqués, Spain in a hyperdevelopment in Xianen Bay. Designers hired by the mega-developers, China Merchants Zhangzhou, have made a reconnaissance mission to the Spanish town, 10,500 kilometres away, photographing it extensively and measuring it with theodolites. The 40-hectare Chinese version of Cadaqués won’t quite be a replica; it might be a bit Daliesque, in fact. While the mayor of Cadaqués is said to be pleased by the flattery, there might be little reason to preen with self-congratulation: China does it because it can. Chinese developers have already created miniatures of Paris, Dorchester and a 15-million-dollar copy of Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch.
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Cadaqués today |
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Readers' Comments |
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Rohan
15 July 2011
02:52 AM
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Oh come on, why you being hard on the Chinese???!
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