CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / A security guard at the main entrance. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / Workers are finishing the main access road. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / Construction worker in front of the church. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / Gate at the main access road. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / The Chinese Copy of the Austrian Village Hallstatt in Guangdong near Boluo. It is a huge real estate project by the China Minimetals Cooporation. The city center of Hallstatt was copied and a huge resort with luxury villas around are ready for sale to the Chinese upperclass.

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / "Please donot swimming" - sign near the lake. The lake is artificial and swimming is forbidden. Some signs in the village show funny language or misspellings, which is quite common in China. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / The Chinese Copy of the Austrian Village Hallstatt in Guangdong near Boluo. It is a huge real estate project by the China Minimetals Cooporation. The city center of Hallstatt was copied and a huge resort with luxury villas around are ready for sale to the Chinese upperclass.

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / Horse drawn carriage and tourists. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / A girl with baloons on a bike. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / The Chinese Copy of the Austrian Village Hallstatt in Guangdong near Boluo. It is a huge real estate project by the China Minimetals Cooporation. The city center of Hallstatt was copied and a huge resort with luxury villas around are ready for sale to the Chinese upperclass.

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / A record player in a shpwindow melted by the sun. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / Santa Claus and Security. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / A toy piano in a shopwindow. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / The Chinese Copy of the Austrian Village Hallstatt in Guangdong near Boluo. It is a huge real estate project by the China Minimetals Cooporation. The city center of Hallstatt was copied and a huge resort with luxury villas around are ready for sale to the Chinese upperclass.

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / The Chinese Copy of the Austrian Village Hallstatt in Guangdong near Boluo. It is a huge real estate project by the China Minimetals Cooporation. The city center of Hallstatt was copied and a huge resort with luxury villas around are ready for sale to the Chinese upperclass.

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / A shopwindow with all sorts of kitsch, plastic-food, toys and paper-cakes on the main square. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / The Chinese Copy of the Austrian Village Hallstatt in Guangdong near Boluo. It is a huge real estate project by the China Minimetals Cooporation. The city center of Hallstatt was copied and a huge resort with luxury villas around are ready for sale to the Chinese upperclass.

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / A shopwindow with all sorts of kitsch, plastic-food and toys at the main square. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / A dwarf and various kitsch in a shopwindow. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / The Chinese Copy of the Austrian Village Hallstatt in Guangdong near Boluo. It is a huge real estate project by the China Minimetals Cooporation. The city center of Hallstatt was copied and a huge resort with luxury villas around are ready for sale to the Chinese upperclass.

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / The Chinese Copy of the Austrian Village Hallstatt in Guangdong near Boluo. It is a huge real estate project by the China Minimetals Cooporation. The city center of Hallstatt was copied and a huge resort with luxury villas around are ready for sale to the Chinese upperclass.

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / A man with an i-pad in a cafe on the main square. It is the only cafe which is open around the whole resort yet. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / Chinese visitors having a break. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / Dividing wall with nature poster. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / Dividing wall with nature poster. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / Cleaning worker employed by the developer. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / The Chinese Copy of the Austrian Village Hallstatt in Guangdong near Boluo. It is a huge real estate project by the China Minimetals Cooporation. The city center of Hallstatt was copied and a huge resort with luxury villas around are ready for sale to the Chinese upperclass.

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / The copy of Hallstatt´s catholic church. It is the headquarter of the real estate developer. Inside there are models of the project and some salesman are offering flats. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / Construction worker reaching Hallstatt-See after work is done. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger

CHINA / Guangdong / Boluo / 2012 / Echotown - A closer look inside the chinese copy of the famous Austrian village of Hallstatt / The village center and the artificial lake. The church bell is imitating London´s Big Ben sound, which creates a surreal, hybrid atmosphere. © Markus Sepperer / Anzenberger