Great Wall of China too crowded? Visit its replica ... also in China
Replica of the world-famous historical monument, stretching 4km, built in eastern Jiangxi province
Tourists hoping to beat the May Day holiday crowds at the Great Wall of China could opt to visit a copycat attraction.
Photographs published online show recent visitors at the “fake Great Wall”, a 4km-long replica in Nanchang in eastern Jiangxi province, some 1,500km away from the real structure.
The imitation of the ancient site is built on a range of hills like the original, with sections divided with watchtowers.
But it still pales in comparison to the original structure, which stretches for nearly 9,000km.
Parts of the Great Wall, a Unesco World Heritage site, were built during the Qin dynasty (221BC-207BC), but most structures remaining date to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
The fortifications, built using stone, brick, wood and other materials, were meant as a line of defence against enemy invasions.