Every household in Hoa Tay village is given a villa and a car, while each resident is said to have at least $140,000 in their bank account.
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| Established in 1961, Huaxi Village in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province is considered the richest village in China. The village has a total area of 97 hectares, just over twice the size of the Vatican. Photo: Browning. |
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| From a backward farming village with a population of 600, Hoa Tay village now has about 2,000 residents in addition to more than 20,000 immigrants working as workers. Each household in Hoa Tay village is provided with a European-style house and a car. Photo: China News. |
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| In 2004, Huaxi Village claimed that its residents’ average income was nearly $18,000 a year, 40 times the average income of Chinese farmers. Each of the village’s 2,000 residents is said to have at least $140,000 in their bank accounts. Photo: Browning. |
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| The 72-storey Longxi Hotel, with a total construction cost of 430 million USD, was built on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of Huaxi Village in 2011. With a height of 328m, this hotel is taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Chrysler Building in New York or the Shard Building in London. Photo: China News. |
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| The hotel has a total of 826 rooms, including 16 presidential suites, one of which is gold-plated and costs up to $14,500 per night. Photo: Getty Images. |
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| The 60th floor of Longxi has a statue of a golden buffalo weighing one ton. Photo: China News. |
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| Huaxi Village has a theme park with structures replicating famous architectures in China as well as around the world. Pictured is a replica of the Forbidden City, the royal residence of the Ming and Qing dynasties in Beijing. Photo: People's Daily. |
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| Tiananmen, the main gate to the Forbidden City in Beijing, stands out against the green background of trees and cable cars in Huaxi. Photo: Imaginechina. |
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| Huaxi Village recreates a section of the Great Wall. The theme park was built to serve people who do not have time to travel because they have to work 7 days a week in factories. Photo: People's Daily. |
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| The famous "shell" theater of Sydney (Australia) was also brought to Huaxi. Photo: People's Daily. |
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| Pagoda-style shopping malls are an architectural highlight in Huaxi. The tops of these structures are said to be made of gold. Photo: Daily Mail. |
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| The main gate leading to Huaxi Village bears the words "the world's number one village". For many years, the Chinese government has promoted Huaxi as a model of economic reform in the country. Photo: People's Daily. |
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| Former Party Secretary Ngo Nhan Bao (left), who passed away in 2013, is considered the person who created the miraculous change in Hoa Tay. The village's main source of income comes from mining and metallurgy, but how Hoa Tay went from poverty to wealth is still a mystery. Photo: Daily Mail. |
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| Hoa Tay's budget revenue now also comes from tourism activities as many tourists flock here every year to witness the village's wealth. Photo: People's Daily. |
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| China's "world's number one village" also has its own helicopter to serve its residents. People in Huaxi also enjoy completely free medical and educational services. Photo: People's Daily. |
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