Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
Wanda
takes the park fight to Disney
Can
wolves beat a tiger? That’s what the China’s largest real estate giant, also an
owner of thousands of cinemas and movie production company in America, is
trying to prove.
They are
developing fifteen multi-billion-dollar theme parks to be completed by 2020 to defend
the country being invaded by Shanghai Disneyland. Though they don’t have strong
franchise like Disney characters do, they have long history to present. For
example, they’ve just opened this Hefei Wanda Cultural Tourism City in the
eastern province of Anhui right in time for China’s national holidays. They recreated
a famous battle that took place 1,633 years ago.
The theme
park can be reached in four hours by the high-speed train from Shanghai. Since
they are aiming at a global-level theme park, the ticket price is also set at the
global standard, which is still too expensive for ordinary Chinese people, especially
the local residents.
Sounds
quite challenging, doesn’t it?
Enjoy
reading and thinking if which attracts more visitors, history or fantasy.
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