The Window of the World is a theme park located in Changsha, Hunan, China. It has about 50 reproductions of some of the most famous tourist attractions in the world squeezed into 40 hectares.[1]
Window of the World | |||||||
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世界之窗 | |||||||
![]() Window of the World | |||||||
Type | Theme park | ||||||
Location | Xingsha, Changsha County, Hunan | ||||||
Coordinates | 28°14′20″N 113°03′17″E / 28.238899°N 113.054849°E | ||||||
Area | 0.4-square-kilometre (0.15 sq mi) | ||||||
Created | October 16, 1997 | ||||||
Owned by | Hunan TV& Broadcast Intermediary CO., LTD. Overseas Chinese Town Enterprises China Travel Service | ||||||
Status | Open all year | ||||||
Website | www | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 长沙世界之窗 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 長沙世界之窗 | ||||||
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History
editThe Window of the World was founded in 1997 by Hunan Dianguang Media co., LTD, Overseas Chinese Town Limited and China Travel Service (Hong Kong).[2] As at 30 June 2016 Overseas Chinese Town Limited owned 25% stake.
List of major attractions in the Window of the World
editRegion | Reproductions | Notes |
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Japan | Mount Fuji, Tokyo Imperial Palace | |
Egypt | Pyramid, Lighthouse of Alexandria | |
United States | Mount Rushmore, Statue of Liberty | |
Chile | Ahu Akivi | |
Australia | Sydney Opera House | |
Holland | Tulip pastoral scenery | |
Cambodia | Angkor Wat | |
Cambodia | Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin | |
Germany | Neuschwanstein Castle | |
Myanmar | Shwedagon Pagoda | |
Italy | Trinità dei Monti |
Entertainment facilities
edit- Roller coaster
- Bungee jump
- Ferris wheel
- Fairground ride apparatus
- bumper boat
- The peacock garden
- The cinema
- Acrobatic performance
- Western theatre
- Western-style buildings
- Water entertainment facilities
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 长沙世界之窗介绍(公司官网)(in Chinese)
- ^ 山西出版传媒网:华侨城文化产业大事记 2011 (in Chinese)
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Window of the World (Changsha).