Window of the World (Changsha)

Window of the World
世界之窗
Window of the World
Location in Hunan
TypeTheme park
LocationXingsha, Changsha County, Hunan
Coordinates28°14′20″N 113°03′17″E / 28.238899°N 113.054849°E / 28.238899; 113.054849
Area0.4-square-kilometre (0.15 sq mi)
CreatedOctober 16, 1997 (1997-10-16)
OwnerHunan TV& Broadcast Intermediary CO., LTD.
Overseas Chinese Town Enterprises
China Travel Service
StatusOpen all year
Websitewww.colorfulworld.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese长沙世界之窗
Traditional Chinese長沙世界之窗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChángshā Shìjièzhīchuāng

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]

History

The 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 of 30 June 2016 Overseas Chinese Town Limited owned 25% stake.

List of major attractions in the Window of the World

Region Reproductions Notes
Australia Sydney Opera House
Cambodia Angkor Wat, Guishan Guanyin
Chile Ahu Akivi
Egypt Giza Pyramids, Lighthouse of Alexandria
France Eiffel Tower, Louvre Pyramid
Germany Neuschwanstein Castle, Heidelberg Gate
Indonesia Tongkonan
Iraq Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Italy Leaning Tower of Pisa, Trinità dei Monti
Japan Mount Fuji, Tokyo Imperial Palace
Kuwait Kuwait Water Towers
Myanmar Shwedagon Pagoda
Netherlands Tulip pastoral scenery
Turkey Hagia Sophia
United Kingdom Tower Bridge, Palace of Westminster
United States Mount Rushmore, Statue of Liberty, Unisphere, United States Capitol

Entertainment facilities

Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin
The peacock garden
The cinema
Tulip pastoral scenery
Acrobatic performance
Western theatre
Western-style buildings
Water entertainment facilities
Lake

See also

References