![]() Apparently, this has put Huaxi ahead of the other villages, towns and even cities on the economic curves. ![]() In late 1970s, right after China's notorious Cultural Revolution, the village's leadership made a bold decision - allocating all the farming work to 30 villages and assigning the rest of the labour to the upcoming manufacture sector. Above, a picture released by People's Daily shows A-list Chinese stars being invited to host the performanceĮconomic Strategies and Practice of Modern China, a book published by the China Financial and Economic Publishing House in 2014, gave their explanation on Huaxi's mysterious societal system.Īccording to the book, Huaxi follows a strict collective economy undertaking. ![]() In almost all of the media pictures, Wu, who passed away in 2013, could be seen making a speech to a happy crowd.Īlso in 2011, Huaxi celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding by staging a lavish entertainment gala. State media said that Wu's 'honest and contemporary' leadership had led Huaxi to prosperity. Wu Renbao, the village's former secretary of Chinese Communist Party, was said to be the main reason of the village's transformation. Media access is strict: journalists are not allowed to visit the community without being scrutinised by the local officials.Ĭhina state-controlled mainstream media, including People's Daily and Xinhua News Agency, use Huaxi to trumpet the success of a Communist leadership, billing it as 'a model socialist village'. The residents in the village have treated their means to wealth as a top secret. ![]() How Huaxi leaped from a rural village to a fortune magnet remains some sort of a mystery. In addition, a village museum containing 800 ancient relics has been built whose appearance resembles China's top-notch Palace Museum. The wealthy Huaxi village has even built a section of the fake Great Wall of China to entertain its residentsĪs if all the above are not enough, the impressive village has also constructed a theme park which houses replicas of famous monuments, such as the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. The operator, Tongyong Airline Company, said all journeys to surrounding cities could be made in less than 10 minutes. The village also has its own luxury transport company, which sends, not cars, but helicopters to shuttle its residents. On the 60th floor, the same level of the golden presidential suite, there is not just an amazing view to be enjoyed, but also a bling statue of an ox crafted from one tonne of pure gold.Īlso in 2011, Huaxi celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding by staging a lavish entertainment gala, inviting A-list Chinese stars to sing and dance. The presidential suites are typical representations of the Chinese ideas of wealth: large crystal chandeliers, gilded shelves, marble baths, and mahogany furniture. The 826-room hotel contains 16 presidential suites and one 'gold' presidential suite which will cost the guest 100,000-yuan (£11,600) to check in for the night. Inside the towering structure is the 'super five-star' Long Wish International Hotel. Room fit for an emperor: The Chinese ideas of wealth are large crystal chandeliers, gilded shelves and marble baths Soaring 328 metres (1,076ft) into the sky of Huaxi, the impressive building is four metres taller than the Eiffel Tower (324m) in Paris, nine metres taller than the Chrysler Building (319m) in New York and 18 metres taller than the Shard (309m) in Central London. The 72-storey structure is dubbed the Hanging Village of Huaxi. To show off its economic might, the village even spent three billion yuan (£350 millon/$430million) building its own skyscraper in 2011. One year later, Huaxi announced that the average annual salary of its residents was 122,600 yuan (£14,319/$17,717) - about 40 times the average income of a farmer in China. The village hit the headlines across the country in 2003 when it announced that its yearly economic volume had reached 100 billion yuan (£11.7 billion/$14.4billion), according to Economic Strategies and Practice of Modern China. Night view: Soaring 328 metres (1,076ft) into the sky, the Hanging Village of Huaxi is 18 metres taller than the Shard (309m)
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