Austrian town made in China!

When I first learned of its existence, it is thought that a journalist or a mistake, or a joke for April Fool's Day. The only problem is that it was not April 1 and of this information could have been confirmed in several sources.

• The Chinese clone town! - I cried.
• I'm sorry, what did they do? - Research and found out Alice.

Sometimes, when you are a long time in Asia, the day comes that you want a little variety. At a pinch of ours, the European "normality". One would like to move for a few hours in reality, we know, we understand, and nothing surprises at every turn.

Is China may surprise after several visits to this country? Oh yes, they can! Usually, the more there will be to ride, the surprise will be subtle, because we hear things we do not understand at first. We did not know a certain cultural context. The first, second visit to some "exotic country" is shock and chaos. Confused, excited new stimuli. The colors, the sounds, the smells. Anything other than we knew previously. The world spins us, but globally ... They evade us but the details, szczególiki - such gems, which can not be read in the guide. Need someone there, immersed in ichniejszej fact, to be seen ... after it was somewhere back several times!

When we learned about the cloned town with the only Chinese news channel in English, zdębieliśmy completely. At the first opportunity, I began to question our Chinese friends. What is going on? Why? How that can be? How to understand? How did you come to that?

And you know what? They are not surprised. They marveled at me, that I am surprised them. I do not understand.

• Andrew, but you still know that we can not go abroad - explained Kim. So why not move Europe to China? We are also curious to see how people live, eg. In Austria.

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Yes it's true. The Chinese, in order to get a passport, must be for him a long time to try. They must have a good reason and out of the plane ticket, hotel, etc. They have to pay a very high bail for passport, which reportedly lost if you do not return to the country. Europe and America are forcing their way into the Chinese daily life mainly through television and popular culture. Of course, we are talking about big cities, but there also lived a lot of people. Chinese people are we becoming more and more curious. So why not do it in this business? So ... "if you do not know what's going on ..."

• I do not care. No village, tea terraces, limestone mountains. I want to see it. Touch. Believe - I informed quite firmly. About as firmly as two years before Alice announced to me that he will not rest until he finds true Jawajek in Indonesia . After three days of the decision were in Huizhou - the closest major city, where we could to roof a few days.

Saddlebags were in the hotel. We took bikes with no load, make it more efficient. The problem was only in the fact that we knew the name of the place after our - Hallstatt, and the Chinese than in the tooth. We drove ahead. So to us from the map indicated that the south-east you have to, until we came to the European characters. Flashed two coaches with the name of Hallstatt on the door. We were close. I finally published it!

I felt a huge commotion. That moment when you feel that something incredible is about to happen, but you are afraid that this is just a delusion. Not this time! I could write that pinched his cheeks, but it was not because I was speeding bicycle, which forces the legs to actually see with my own eyes.

Excitement raised the fact that the place looked just opened. Or it would open? No! They do not do this to me. I need to see them. I need to touch and see for yourself ... First, we saw the lake, as if emerging upward, as if cemented, or something artificial, and later this view.

Already I accustomed. I devoured this place all the senses. When we drove into town to impatient. Well, let's go, let's go. The fact that a young Chinese couple photographed against the background of the European building is normal, moreover, a few years ago described the heat . A lot of time so they do not have dedicated and rushed to the Market! Yes, I write it the "R" because it made ​​a huge impression on me. Until I sat on a bench and I wanted to buy us to this Italian ice cream.

And here riddle for you. Which of these two above the posted images is made in China, and that in Austria? Which Hallstatt is original? The first or the second?

Yeah ... it took a very long time. I sat, stared and wondered himself. China could surprise me not niuansikiem. Do not trifle. China again wgniotły me into the ground. Wait, wait! From what I I began this text? From subtle surprises ?! From that, at any stay, a country less surprising? Do so I was wrong? Does China have a reduced tariff for us? With all the impetus of my jaw hit the pavement (ALA pavement was not plastic!) And it was supposed to gather. But I thought to myself: - No! Houses can not be true. Bruk, ok. But the houses? I began to grope, flick even smell. It smelled of fresh paint and lime. Cholera! That's true.

Suddenly someone waved at us. He called out and showed the door to the church. Ooo! Well, I still say that the Mass starts ?! Mass was not because I was in the middle of the real estate agency. Yes. Here you are doing business. United mock. Hostesses and refreshments - cookies directly from Austria. No, I not hated. Creamy - good.

• But what I'm selling - ask at the end of the boy in a suit.
• Like what? Houses. Flats. Apartments - corresponds more surprised by my question, than I have the answer.
• But which one?
• All. Please go to this lady. It will show one of several available even today to buy houses - he said, dismissing me as the door began to just push a Chinese family.

Well, believe it or not, but these houses were actually for sale. We watched two eyes and not believe, how it was luxurious. How spacious and with a flourish. Four floors, ten rooms, two kitchens, a bathroom for each bedroom, a small room for servants. All the highest gloss. Dishwasher with Japan, furniture from Italy. TV Samsung, Apple laptop. Not the Chinese.

Wooden floor. Grill like Australia. Lifestyle truly dreamed of some fairy tale. As he walked around the room in the end we got another little family. Female fluent English shot straight without mercy - Just as in Europe, is not it?

And what she had to answer? I smiled and went to the toilet, because I wanted to see if the most neuralgic point of the house works too. Spłukało up. The water was. It worked!

I may sound like I do not know what he saw and did not know how much traveling. At some point in our trip, especially through South-East Asia., We stopped to wonder. It bothered us and we were looking for means to get out of this torpor shake. And suddenly a BANG! You are in Austria, which is made in China! I've heard of cities spectrum. The Chinese city of Parma, which was given this name because to sell Parma ham Made in China, but this? Here they even shaped lake and the hills. Well, after all these are the Alps! Take a look at the hillside behind the buildings in the picture below.

If you think that this utopia? That no one will buy, then you need to know that the Chinese Hallstatt is located a few hundred kilometers to the north of the great Chinese agglomeration - Guangzhou, Dongguang, Shenzhen - town filled, even people crammed to capacity. And so, I'm sorry. In China, there is no limit. Well, I mean first of all I am that there is very crowded. And now imagine the situation that the Chinese fairytale come to Hallstatt. There is a lake, relatively clean air, colored houses, no crowds. Is it him attractive?

Noo ... and as I calmed down with these thoughts, we started to take pictures. The Chinese, of course, is picked up and began to take photos with us .... in Austria! So we came up with the idea of ​​the family, as already in Austria, we are ... send a photo with the caption: "Hey! We are in total close. You go after us?"

Coming back for a moment to the ground. Initially, the Austrians were strongly shocked and outraged by the fact that the Chinese copied their city itself, in addition, without asking permission. After some time, however, the real Hallstatt mayor came to the conclusion that it could, however, be a good promotion of their city and the Chinese who can afford to travel to Europe, they will have to come as tourists to see the original? He went to the official opening of the Chinese Hallstatt, signed a cooperation agreement and turned things upside down.

I try and distract the cat's tail and imagine the situation vice versa. As if it were established in Europe if a sudden Chinese city with all its advantages and disadvantages? Partly this is because in big cities we have Chinese neighborhoods, shopping, culture, but had to move the entire town, where everyone could buy a Chinese house? How would it be?