Back to the future: the fake relics of the 'old' Chinese city of Datong

From Global development | The Guardian Wed Oct 15 2014, 09:39:58

Six years ago the then-mayor launched an ambitious plan to reconstruct the lost walls, watchtowers and Ming-style homes of the city resettling tens of thousands of residents and transforming Datong into a tourist site. Now few want to live here

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