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Australia to replicate full-sized Forbidden City

Agencies | Updated: 2013-06-18 14:26
Australia to replicate full-sized Forbidden City

A group of Chinese tourists pose for a picture in central Sydney June 17, 2013. Australia's coastal Wyong region outside Sydney, a pretty stretch of pristine beaches and wildlife-filled wetlands, isn't high on the travel agenda of most Chinese tourists. But the local mayor and a Chinese businessman have big plans to change that - by building a A$500 million ($480 million) theme park that will include a full-size replica of Beijing's Forbidden City and a nine-storey temple housing a giant Buddha. Picture taken June 17, 2013.[Photo/Agencies]

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