Window of the World (Changsha)

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Window of the World
世界之窗
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Window of the World
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Location in Hunan
Type Theme park
Location Xingsha, Changsha County, Hunan
Coordinates 28°14′20″N113°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)
Owned byHunan TV& Broadcast Intermediary CO., LTD.
Overseas Chinese Town Enterprises
China Travel Service
StatusOpen all year
Website www.colorfulworld.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 长沙世界之窗
Traditional Chinese 長沙世界之窗

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]

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

List of major attractions in the Window of the World

RegionReproductionsNotes
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Mount Fuji, Tokyo Imperial Palace
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Pyramid, Lighthouse of Alexandria
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Mount Rushmore
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Ahu Akivi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Sydney Opera House
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Holland Tulip pastoral scenery
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Angkor Wat
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Neuschwanstein Castle
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Shwedagon Pagoda
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Trinità dei Monti

Entertainment facilities

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

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