Gallery: Inside the Bizarre, Euro-Themed Towns of Shanghai
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Laundry dries in the Netherlands-inspired town of Gaoqiao.
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A classic windmill in the Netherlands-inspired Gaoqiao.
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A couple poses for wedding photographs in front of the church in the England-themed Thames Town.
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A waitress enter a restaurant in the Netherlands-themed town of Gaoqiao.
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A James Bond Statue in the England-themed Thames Town.
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A newly built castle in the Sweden-inspired town of Luodian.
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A family takes in the scenery in Gaoqiao, a Netherlads-inspired town.
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An advertisement adorns the window of an empty building in the Canada-inspired town of Fengjing.
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A church overlooks the water in the German-themed town of Anting.
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A zebra statue in the Canada-inspired town of Fengjing.
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Workers patch a sidewalk in the Spanish-themed town of Fengcheng.
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An unusual stained glass window in a church in the England-themed Thames Town.
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A family walks down the streets of the Swedish town of Luo
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A family examines construction material in the Netherlandish town of Gaoqiao.
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Potential buyers survey a gigantic model of new property developments in Songjiang, where Thames Town is located.
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