Tianducheng

Tianducheng (天都城)
Guangsha Tianducheng (广厦天都城)
Tianducheng
Nicknames: 
Paris II, Paris of the East
Tianducheng (天都城)
Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 30°23′23″N 120°14′32″E / 30.38972°N 120.24222°E / 30.38972; 120.24222
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Sub-provincial cityHangzhou
DistrictLinping
SubdistrictXingqiao
Area
  Total
30 km2 (12 sq mi)
  Land31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Population
  Total
~30,000
Time zoneChina standard time

Tianducheng (Chinese: 天都城; pinyin: Tiāndūchéng), officially Guangsha Tianducheng (Chinese: 广厦天都城; pinyin: Guǎngshà Tiāndūchéng), is a housing estate in Xingqiao Subdistrict, Linping District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China that is modeled after Paris. Once labeled a "ghost city," the estate has undergone significant growth since its early years. Originally planned to house 10,000 residents, its population increased from about 2,000 in 2013 to around 30,000 by 2017. The city has since expanded several times to accommodate rising demand.