The Jewels of Chinese ‘Duplitecture’

TOWER BRIDGE

This full-size replica in eastern Suzhou is just like London’s original but with double the towers

EIFFEL TOWER

A small-scale Paris in Hangzhou even has this minitower, one-third the size of the original

THE U.S. CAPITOL

One of many reproductions in the Beijing World Park, this replica is only a few feet tall

EASTER ISLAND

Copies of the Moai head statues line a pathway in the central business district of Beijing

THE SPHINX

Egypt complained about the full-size Giza replica in Hebei, so China agreed in 2014 to demolish it

TOWER OF PISA

China erected its own precarious tower in Shanghai–but this time, the signature tilt is deliberate