@@Sideprojects now give back my bull whip, I told you the cattle prod was for Danny. Leave it in the spare office. I'll grab it when I come out of my hidey hole.
Very entertaining Simon. I can just picture you walking around these towns with your mouth stuck open, eyes glaring and brain trying to make sense of it all!!
I still love that they built a German replica town specifically in a very rainy region as they associate rain with my country. And judging by the fact that i, living in one of the places with the best weather of the entire country, have been peltered by hail, snow rain and a rainstorm when walking my dog today, can't even disagree with that sentiment of theirs
I recall when these were first built, there were neither practical transport links for commuters nor any places to provide nearby work. Some combination of the two seem necessary for a suburban town. It was as if they built endless acres of holiday villas but no support infrastructure and very minimal tourism interest.
I live in China and it's not hard to find fish and chips and other Western food if you're in a big enough city. It can be hit or miss but I've had legitimately good burgers in China by American standards. In my experience fries/chips tend to be less salty and if a place doesn't ask you to specify how you want the meat cooked, it usually comes out medium or well. Kids in China also love eating pizza and burgers. Cakes are usually a bit different and many apartments don't have ovens for people to bake their own. One of the most popular bakeries, at least where I live and many other cities I've visited, is Paris Baguette. Don't be fooled by the name though, it's Korean. Their cakes tend to be a very light sponge cake with a 1 dimensional sweet flavor and a lot of whipped cream and fruit. Of course China is a big country and there will be differences experiences everywhere, this is what I've experienced.
Funny, also where I am in the US there are very few bakeries so the ones here are mostly Korean like one called "The French Bakery" and "85c", same situation. I went in thinking it was legitimate European.
@@livethefuture2492 hong kong is a different experience, british influence but, still uniquely chinese, been there many times, they're strict especially on tea time, if you want chinese tea sets then you get dumplings and all other chinese sets included, if you want british tea, you get with croutons, milk, biscuits and shops often don't have mixed designs, a shop owner told me that maintaining this kind of distinction is still what makes it unique
When the city is sus! 😳 this reminds me of the South China Mall, the world's largest mall (in terms of gross leasable area). A place that has been a ghost mall for over a decade (though it's now bustling with activity) with areas modeled after Venice, Paris, Rome, Giza, Amsterdam, San Francisco, and the Caribbean. Yeah, they really tested the limits to see how many destinations they can throw in only one location.
The reason that those "western towns" didn't sell well, is not the environment and atmosphere. Chinese love living in a western looking place, which looks modern. It's just they are too far away. We don't have the habit of driving to and back from work. So public transportation is still heavily relied on. So imagine a 2 hour trip between home and work… or even longer.
I went to Tianducheng yesterday, it's really weird. The balconies are full of hanging clothes, the paths and grass areas are full of dog poop and there were no restaurants other than cheap bun shops open. I saw a maximum of 100 people and half of those were 'aunties' line dancing under the eiffel tower. The park opposite was more disappointing, 50rmb each to get in and totally neglected, all falling apart.
I remember in Civilization V when I was playing as Greece, I set up my capital Athens in Japan and then built the great lighthouse of Alexandria. This is Civ irl.
In the USA you have towns built by immigrants in a natural way to look like their homeland all over the country like out here on the west coast there is Poulsbo WA that was built by Scandinavians. On the other hand you have authentic towns like Solvang California also originally built by Scandinavian immigrants but it has became more of a themed attraction for the most part. Then you have places like Leavenworth WA that was simply by a decision of the locals to theme their town as an Alpine village but it was done over time by locals so it kind of looks the part and the amazing mountains around the town make it really look the part.
@@annarock8966 the difference is that many places in the us actually have people from those areas, china just creates dogshit copies of things (not just paying homage with the name) china does not embrace people from france, so it's idiotic that they copy architecture from places like paris when no sizable population has migrated from paris to china🤣 everything china does is a joke. pathetic nation
There is a reason why you western china hater have homeless and china almost don't. My government in California put most of their effort on transgender gay issue, sex issue, non document people issue, ect,ect, none that is tangible
Are you deaf Simon even said back then that it was filling up. In 2021 they are thriving. We are way ahead of the US in new infrastructures and social stability. The US is still waiting for their first High speed rail promised 25yrs ago.
This week on bottom gear China copies some European towns, Simon forgets he’s presenting side projects and a not so German German town is left half empty
Hello and welcome. Now you may wanted to go visit something, but you didn't want to travel all the way there. Or you don't want to eat the local food and therefore you had to spend your money at McDonald's (ask Hammond for that). Well now there's a SOLUTION for you and it's called copycat towns of famous cities close to your home. That means I don't have to endure an insufferable May while travelling and Hammond won't have to make the step and try something new to eat...
Been to a couple. Lived in China for 6 years. The Window of the World in Shenzhen is crazy! *commented at the start of the video. Probably gonna feature the English village and Paris among others.
You should do a side project, of your many different RUclips channels, and how the people behind the camera what different people do, maybe do like a week of time as you put out different stuff on different days...
since april 2020, copying international building / landmark is no longer allowed under the new regulation. new building design must observe the surrounding buildings & local design culture.
@@ravenestrella2310 no its a scaled down one. Also in several other Asian countries as well. I've seen 3 different ones so far while traveling here in asia
These towns remind me of the Twilight Zone episode “Stopover in a quiet town” where Barry Nelson and Nancy Malone wake up one day inside what seems to be a TV show set with no other people whatsoever
Replica Titanic now being built Sichuan province. ... Called the "Unsinkable Titanic" - A video about this and the cruise ship Titanic II set to launch in 2022 might be worthwhile - !
Simon has a been to the land of modern coping, strangely these people invented gunpowder, silk, compasses, and a million other things, a thousand years ago.
As a Legend from the days when he had only 2 channels, my best guess is about 3-5 years. Personally, I love going back and watching his old cringe lmao. No beard, no glasses, he literally looks like a knob, if I got my UK slang correct.
So,... I'm a Huge OGBB Simon Whistler fan.. I am also a fan Of Dark Docs etc... Anyone else think that Simon's speed on this one sounded like Dark Docs? Or am I crazy. Lol
Suzhou, China once had a few famous people there, well for about 3 days as its where they filmed parts of mission impossible 3. The part where Tom cruise is running (what a surprise) by the river to find Julie his wife. That was sizhou Great video Simon
So intellectual property isn't the only thing the Chinese copy? How bizarre to stand in the middle of a Paris scene, but instead of French you hear the a bunch of people loudly squawking away in Chinese.
Suggestion; The Soo Line High Bridge north of Stillwater, MN. It's over 100 years old, a national engineering landmark, and still used to this day. It also required the railroad to do a major line relocation; I have the right of way maps showing this stuff if you're interested! The bridge is an amazing structure.
3:34 ...yeah. Visit some suburbs in France or Belgium (or others) and you will find that some places are vividly recreating a foreign lifestyle. It does not attract the locals either, strangely.
I'm not saying Pierce Brosnan did a bad Bond but I grew up with Roger Moore so My mind still stutters over Brosnan as the "best" Bond hehe An interesting idea, but it really does feel more like something that belongs in a theme park.
Giving "cultural appropriation" an accurate meaning.
Shut up,it's not like you guys don't have china town everywhere
When Simon has actually seen the side project
The way Simon presents all of his channels now is basicly just business blaze but sat in a different chair.
You’re the kinda bloke I could bump into at an airport, get into a conversation... and miss my flight!!
Great channels, all of them!
not terrifying at all
No he's on the take from a nightmarish regime, a Wumao TRAITOR
Oh my science. I did that with a train once... It actually changed my life now that I think on it lmao.
All 7 thousand
I've never seen Simon so excited, I truly enjoyed his laughter. Giddy Simon is so cute 🤗
That moment when you think Simon is repeating himself... then remember you follow 100 of his channels and it's just deja vu
Haha, honestly though, I probably have covered this before, somewhere else. But it was just a perfect fit for SP too, and there's always new angles :)
@@Sideprojects it's okay Simon, those of us that watch BB know that we remember your videos more than you do.
@@Sideprojects you had covered sky City before, but you didn't mention anything about the picture the first time.
@@dudepool7530 truth
@@Sideprojects now give back my bull whip, I told you the cattle prod was for Danny. Leave it in the spare office. I'll grab it when I come out of my hidey hole.
Very entertaining Simon. I can just picture you walking around these towns with your mouth stuck open, eyes glaring and brain trying to make sense of it all!!
I still love that they built a German replica town specifically in a very rainy region as they associate rain with my country.
And judging by the fact that i, living in one of the places with the best weather of the entire country, have been peltered by hail, snow rain and a rainstorm when walking my dog today, can't even disagree with that sentiment of theirs
"Mom, can we go to Paris?"
"We have Paris at home"
Paris at home: 5:12
How are you doing Supreme Leader?
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And it's safe and clean unlike the original!
Noob
This was such an excellent episode because of Simon's constant character breaks and personal comments! It makes me want to visit these towns myself.
I recall when these were first built, there were neither practical transport links for commuters nor any places to provide nearby work. Some combination of the two seem necessary for a suburban town. It was as if they built endless acres of holiday villas but no support infrastructure and very minimal tourism interest.
This week on Simon's personal travels journal! Lol
Holy crap how many channels is Simon on? I swear I find a new one every day.
I live in China and it's not hard to find fish and chips and other Western food if you're in a big enough city. It can be hit or miss but I've had legitimately good burgers in China by American standards. In my experience fries/chips tend to be less salty and if a place doesn't ask you to specify how you want the meat cooked, it usually comes out medium or well. Kids in China also love eating pizza and burgers. Cakes are usually a bit different and many apartments don't have ovens for people to bake their own. One of the most popular bakeries, at least where I live and many other cities I've visited, is Paris Baguette. Don't be fooled by the name though, it's Korean. Their cakes tend to be a very light sponge cake with a 1 dimensional sweet flavor and a lot of whipped cream and fruit. Of course China is a big country and there will be differences experiences everywhere, this is what I've experienced.
Funny, also where I am in the US there are very few bakeries so the ones here are mostly Korean like one called "The French Bakery" and "85c", same situation. I went in thinking it was legitimate European.
11:54 Imagine if you lived in one of the original buildings they recreated and travelled there. That would be surreal as hell.
I think that something like this would go over well in the states. Could be fun. I'd check it out.
Very interesting and worthwhile video. Actually, this sort of duplitecture may eventually catch on and be successful.
and the real simon is still held in china , his clone is what you are watching now
adlib one of the clones lol
Simon's favorite Bond is Pierce Brosnan. I knew there was a reason I'm such a big fan.
Tbh Connery is the best
“Because when I travel, I just like to take home with me.”
Hmmm, the British is strong with this one.
why not just go to Hong kong then?
@@livethefuture2492 hong kong is a different experience, british influence but, still uniquely chinese, been there many times, they're strict especially on tea time, if you want chinese tea sets then you get dumplings and all other chinese sets included, if you want british tea, you get with croutons, milk, biscuits and shops often don't have mixed designs, a shop owner told me that maintaining this kind of distinction is still what makes it unique
I have noticed the replicas of European cities occur all over Asia. In a mall in Manilla you can ride gondolas in a mini Venice.
Sounds tempting, wish they'd do that here in Southwest US!
China knows no shame!
You think China is the only country with replica buildings? lol read a book or travel a bit
I live less than 3k from Thames town. You were completely spot on.
1:35 - Chapter 1 - 1 city, 9 towns
5:05 - Chapter 2 - Sky city & thames town
10:00 - Chapter 3 - Other examples
12:30 - Chapter 4 - The future of duplitecture
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When the city is sus! 😳
this reminds me of the South China Mall, the world's largest mall (in terms of gross leasable area). A place that has been a ghost mall for over a decade (though it's now bustling with activity) with areas modeled after Venice, Paris, Rome, Giza, Amsterdam, San Francisco, and the Caribbean. Yeah, they really tested the limits to see how many destinations they can throw in only one location.
This reminded me a lot of Las Vegas casinos (especially the Eiffel Tower and Venice canals). Maybe Las Vegas can be a future episode?
I was thinking of Vegas doing this too! 😂
nah, Egypt and Paris copied Las Vegas. America built the originals :)
It made me think of the fake US cities the communist scum built to practice invading the capitalist pig dogs.
The reason that those "western towns" didn't sell well, is not the environment and atmosphere. Chinese love living in a western looking place, which looks modern. It's just they are too far away. We don't have the habit of driving to and back from work. So public transportation is still heavily relied on. So imagine a 2 hour trip between home and work… or even longer.
I went to Tianducheng yesterday, it's really weird. The balconies are full of hanging clothes, the paths and grass areas are full of dog poop and there were no restaurants other than cheap bun shops open. I saw a maximum of 100 people and half of those were 'aunties' line dancing under the eiffel tower. The park opposite was more disappointing, 50rmb each to get in and totally neglected, all falling apart.
Did you make a video on the amazing tunnel project in the Faroe islands yet? Could be interesting!
Great video, Simon!
Great video, Simon!
You should do a video like this on the Japanese duplitechture towns. There are quite a few.
I remember in Civilization V when I was playing as Greece, I set up my capital Athens in Japan and then built the great lighthouse of Alexandria. This is Civ irl.
In the USA you have towns built by immigrants in a natural way to look like their homeland all over the country like out here on the west coast there is Poulsbo WA that was built by Scandinavians. On the other hand you have authentic towns like Solvang California also originally built by Scandinavian immigrants but it has became more of a themed attraction for the most part. Then you have places like Leavenworth WA that was simply by a decision of the locals to theme their town as an Alpine village but it was done over time by locals so it kind of looks the part and the amazing mountains around the town make it really look the part.
Love your anecdotes. Keep them coming! 😂😂
Your blue shirt needs it's own side projects video. :)
Nothing left on earth for China to copy... Wait was that why they were checking out the dark side of the moon? 🌝🌚
@@annarock8966 found the wumao lmfao
They havnt copied democracy yet. Must be shit lol.
@@annarock8966 the difference is that many places in the us actually have people from those areas, china just creates dogshit copies of things (not just paying homage with the name) china does not embrace people from france, so it's idiotic that they copy architecture from places like paris when no sizable population has migrated from paris to china🤣 everything china does is a joke. pathetic nation
@@yungunit8299 lol
@@itsv1p3r Lmao you try too hard China hater. China will number in a decades time. China will shit on the West.
A bit of Business Blaze snuck in towards the ending.
This was a fun watch
I love this episode.
WUMAO TRAITOR
Never heard someone pronounce the P in Champs-Elysees... that was weird
Those towns are awesome, I had no idea China did anything like that.
Thanks
I'd love to see a video about the giant empty cities they've built. People bought apartments as investments, not to live in.
There is a reason why you western china hater have homeless and china almost don't. My government in California put most of their effort on transgender gay issue, sex issue, non document people issue, ect,ect, none that is tangible
@@stvdmc2011 I think you have the "my government" flip-flopped between regions. Also you have a demonstratably limited world view.
Are you deaf Simon even said back then that it was filling up. In 2021 they are thriving. We are way ahead of the US in new infrastructures and social stability. The US is still waiting for their first High speed rail promised 25yrs ago.
The Chinese do that here in Canada too. It has helped push home ownership outrageously far out of reach for normal people :-/
@@stvdmc2011 Really?
Do you believe China doesn't have poverty and homelessness, or is it you just think we will believe it?
This week on bottom gear China copies some European towns, Simon forgets he’s presenting side projects and a not so German German town is left half empty
Hello and welcome. Now you may wanted to go visit something, but you didn't want to travel all the way there. Or you don't want to eat the local food and therefore you had to spend your money at McDonald's (ask Hammond for that). Well now there's a SOLUTION for you and it's called copycat towns of famous cities close to your home. That means I don't have to endure an insufferable May while travelling and Hammond won't have to make the step and try something new to eat...
Now this is the original Simon l came to love and know. Nicely put! This channel gets a big: ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔.
Been to a couple. Lived in China for 6 years. The Window of the World in Shenzhen is crazy!
*commented at the start of the video. Probably gonna feature the English village and Paris among others.
Are people living in concentration camps and in poverty like the media shows??
WUMAO
You should do a side project, of your many different RUclips channels, and how the people behind the camera what different people do, maybe do like a week of time as you put out different stuff on different days...
Someone just finished the blaze nice ending lol
since april 2020, copying international building / landmark is no longer allowed under the new regulation. new building design must observe the surrounding buildings & local design culture.
There's a Statue of Liberty in Tokyo.
As in, a life sized replica, with stairs to walk up inside, and everything?😮
@@ravenestrella2310 no its a scaled down one. Also in several other Asian countries as well. I've seen 3 different ones so far while traveling here in asia
@@vw2112 not only in Asia, but even other parts of the US. There's a mini statue of liberty on Alki Beach in Seattle, WA
These towns remind me of the Twilight Zone episode “Stopover in a quiet town” where Barry Nelson and Nancy Malone wake up one day inside what seems to be a TV show set with no other people whatsoever
I know why they can't drive.
They can be blindfolded with dental floss.
ya ya, Simon uploads, I watch...
Pierce Brosnan is your James Bond? Holy shit, I feel old.
de bijenkorf, ...
the prononciation in video resembles closer to the subtittle: 'the bayern kopper deparment' :D
Replica Titanic now being built Sichuan province. ... Called the "Unsinkable Titanic" - A video about this and the cruise ship Titanic II set to launch in 2022 might be worthwhile - !
awesome topic
Simon has a been to the land of modern coping, strangely these people invented gunpowder, silk, compasses, and a million other things, a thousand years ago.
Very cool and video well done 👏 ✔
Getting kind of a Red Dawn feel from these replica cities.
So, if someone started watching Simon's videos at the beginning, how many years would it take them to catch up?
All of the years.
Allegedly
As a Legend from the days when he had only 2 channels, my best guess is about 3-5 years. Personally, I love going back and watching his old cringe lmao. No beard, no glasses, he literally looks like a knob, if I got my UK slang correct.
I believe they call these Shoothouses :p training for when our overlords take over
That smash the dislike button at the end, business blaze leaking out again and I love it.
"Čínsky" Krumlov is my favourite knock off. The name works so well
I'd love to see the replica cities in China.
Pierce Brosnan really was the best Bond.
Can't believe you didn't mention the auschwitz replica in southwest China 🇨🇳
Exactly, well said bud
Hmmmm......New York New York, The Venetian, Paris Hotel, Caesars Palace, Luxor, Excalibur.........
I've been there, it's called Epcot and the French in mini Paris were authentically rude.
So,... I'm a Huge OGBB Simon Whistler fan.. I am also a fan Of Dark Docs etc... Anyone else think that Simon's speed on this one sounded like Dark Docs? Or am I crazy. Lol
seems like a brilliant way to save money cuz you can visit so many places while only visiting China
Dude. This is going to be a whole new type of tourism. Weird holidays. Seeking out the weird.
I live in China, and it's wonderfully bizarre. One of the many things I like about it.
I must say your background music is spot on. Thank you to whoever brought that all together.
So that is where Carmen Sandiego hid all the landmarks!
you should have blazed them on business blaze with simon from the basement
Suzhou, China once had a few famous people there, well for about 3 days as its where they filmed parts of mission impossible 3. The part where Tom cruise is running (what a surprise) by the river to find Julie his wife. That was sizhou
Great video Simon
I don't think I have ever seen Tom Cruise run. In what film does he do this?
(Trying to be sarcastic & funny. I suck at it)
@@jaymevosburgh3660 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 you succeeded bud
So from copying other city's structures and hacking computers to copy secrets.....out of ideas and creativity?
I have been to Venice and Suzhou. Might have been similar in ancient times, but Suzhou is inland, no cruise ships etc. More like Birmingham.
So intellectual property isn't the only thing the Chinese copy? How bizarre to stand in the middle of a Paris scene, but instead of French you hear the a bunch of people loudly squawking away in Chinese.
Have you considered doing a video on the uk canal network?
1 city 9 towns sounds like some illicit architecture pR0n
Suggestion; The Soo Line High Bridge north of Stillwater, MN. It's over 100 years old, a national engineering landmark, and still used to this day. It also required the railroad to do a major line relocation; I have the right of way maps showing this stuff if you're interested! The bridge is an amazing structure.
That "Fur Elise" in the background certifiably slaps, Simon! Thank your editor haha
China may have a distain for fish and chips but all the suburban takeaway shops in Australia have been bought out by them.
Central planning didn't work?!! How is that possible?
#2 GDP / soon to be #1 GDP isn't working? Oh ok
@@lolollolol1436 Imagine what they could accomplish if they were free.
Many Chinese are laughing at you from their replica "White house" home. "I am richer than you! Buahahaha!~".
3:34 ...yeah. Visit some suburbs in France or Belgium (or others) and you will find that some places are vividly recreating a foreign lifestyle. It does not attract the locals either, strangely.
I'm not saying Pierce Brosnan did a bad Bond
but I grew up with Roger Moore so
My mind still stutters over Brosnan as the "best" Bond hehe
An interesting idea, but it really does feel more like something that belongs in a theme park.
Should have asked Albert Speer Jr. to build hitler's berlin dream.That would be fascinating
That would be crazy to see.
Simon: “This is so STRANGE”
Me: *drives through Vegas Strip* 😂
My first thought too. 😍
Built to fool incoming ICBMs.
"Wait a minute! This is Paris!!" *deactivates*
"The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't."
And, incidentally in the USA there is also plenty of Duplitecture, like of places in Europe.
Seeing Holland Town as a Dutchman: That is not the Netherlands... it's just... wrong... And maybe that is the problem... that it's just wrong...
If they really want to make “Thames Town” a more accurate knock-off they’d make it a ‘town-ception’ and build a China town in “Thames Town” in China.
seeing what California is now.... I wont be surprised if movie studios moved there. They practically get to have a whole 9 town size studio
There is a duplicate of the Heroes Square of Budapest somewhere, but it looks quite worn down.
Like the books in an IKEA