China amusement park gets full-size Titanic

You’ve read about European and American neighborhoods and villages recreated in China, but this one takes the cake: a full-size replica of the Titanic, berthed in an amusement park in Sichuan.

And it’s no cheap mock-up—it’s actually being built by China Shipbuilding Industry for its owner, Seven Star Energy Group. The cost: about $164 million. The park, and presumably the Titanic, are scheduled to open by October 2016. There’s apparently a market for it; the James Cameron film Titanic was a huge hit—the highest-grossing film in China for more than a decade.

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9 years ago

I wonder if there’s a “made in China” label on this boat?

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