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Replica of Paris in China becomes ghost town

Reuters' photographer Aly Song captures a knock-off Paris in Tianducheng, China. Developed by Zhejiang Guangsha Co. Ltd., construction in Tianducheng began in 2007 with a scaled replica of the Eiffel Tower standing at 108 metres (354 ft) and Parisian houses. Although designed to accommodate at least ten thousand people, Tianducheng remains sparsely populated and is now considered a "ghost town", according to local media. (Reuters)