In photos: 'China Miniature World'

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By M&C News May 22, 2008, 17:01 GMT

Visitors rest by a miniature replica of London's Big Ben as France's Eiffel Tower is seen on the background at the Windows of the World theme park in the city of Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province, 18 May 2008. The park, one of many theme parks around China, offers visitors the possibility to see major world landmarks in miniature form such as the Pyramids of Egypt, France's Eiffel tower, India's Taj Mahal, the Big Ben and several others. A 3-day period of national mourning for victims of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that shook China's southwest Sichuan province on 12 May ended today, 21 May and with it, amusement parks and other forms of entertainment will be allowed to reopen to the public. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

Visitors walk around a miniature replica of France's Palais de Versailles at the Windows of the World theme park in the city of Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province, 18 May 2008. The park, one of many theme parks around China, offers visitors the possibility to see major world landmarks in miniature form such as the Pyramids of Egypt, France's Eiffel tower, India's Taj Mahal, the Big Ben and several others. A 3-day period of national mourning for victims of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that shook China's southwest Sichuan province on 12 May ended today, 21 May and with it, amusement parks and other forms of entertainment will be allowed to reopen to the public. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

A miniature replica of London Bridge at the Windows of the World theme park in the city of Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province, 18 May 2008. The park, one of many theme parks around China, offers visitors the possibility to see major world landmarks in miniature form such as the Pyramids of Egypt, France's Eiffel tower, India's Taj Mahal, the Big Ben and several others. A 3-day period of national mourning for victims of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that shook China's southwest Sichuan province on 12 May ended today, 21 May and with it, amusement parks and other forms of entertainment will be allowed to reopen to the public. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

Tourists pedal boats pass miniature replicas of The Christ Redeemer (top) and Easter Island Statues (bottom) at the Windows of the World theme park in the city of Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province, 18 May 2008. The park, one of many theme parks around China, offers visitors the possibility to see major world landmarks in miniature form such as the Pyramids of Egypt, France's Eiffel tower, India's Taj Mahal, the Big Ben and several others. A 3-day period of national mourning for victims of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that shook China's southwest Sichuan province on 12 May ended today, 21 May and with it, amusement parks and other forms of entertainment will be allowed to reopen to the public. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

Visitors walk on a garden with the view of a miniature replica of The Four Faces of Mount Rushmore and France's Eiffel Tower on the background, at the Windows of the World theme park in the city of Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province, 18 May 2008. The park, one of many theme parks around China, offers visitors the possibility to see major world landmarks in miniature form such as the Pyramids of Egypt, France's Eiffel tower, India's Taj Mahal, the Big Ben and several others. A 3-day period of national mourning for victims of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that shook China's southwest Sichuan province on 12 May ended today, 21 May and with it, amusement parks and other forms of entertainment will be allowed to reopen to the public. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

Visitors have their photos taken at the site of a miniature replica of the Niagara Falls at the Windows of the World theme park in the city of Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province, 18 May 2008. The park, one of many theme parks around China, offers visitors the possibility to see major world landmarks in miniature form such as the Pyramids of Egypt, France's Eiffel tower, India's Taj Mahal, the Big Ben and several others. A 3-day period of national mourning for victims of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that shook China's southwest Sichuan province on 12 May ended today, 21 May and with it, amusement parks and other forms of entertainment will be allowed to reopen to the public. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

A visitor has her photo taken with a replica statue of Egypt's Tutankhamun at the Windows of the World theme park in the city of Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province, 18 May 2008. The park, one of many theme parks around China, offers visitors the possibility to see major world landmarks in miniature form such as the Pyramids of Egypt, France's Eiffel tower, India's Taj Mahal, the Big Ben and several others. A 3-day period of national mourning for victims of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that shook China's southwest Sichuan province on 12 May ended today, 21 May and with it, amusement parks and other forms of entertainment will be allowed to reopen to the public. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

Visitors dressed in costumes have a souvenir photograph taken in front of a miniature replica of India's Taj Mahal at the Windows of the World theme park in the city of Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province, 18 May 2008. The park, one of many theme parks around China, offers visitors the possibility to see major world landmarks in miniature form such as the Pyramids of Egypt, France's Eiffel tower, India's Taj Mahal, the Big Ben and several others. A 3-day period of national mourning for victims of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that shook China's southwest Sichuan province on 12 May ended today, 21 May and with it, amusement parks and other forms of entertainment will be allowed to reopen to the public. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

Visitors walk pass a scale replica of France's L'Arch de Triomphe (L) and the Eiffel Tower (R) at the Windows of the World theme park in the city of Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province, 18 May 2008. The park, one of many theme parks around China, offers visitors the possibility to see major world landmarks in miniature form such as the Pyramids of Egypt, France's Eiffel tower, India's Taj Mahal, the Big Ben and several others. A 3-day period of national mourning for victims of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that shook China's southwest Sichuan province on 12 May ended today, 21 May and with it, amusement parks and other forms of entertainment will be allowed to reopen to the public. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

A visitor rides a camel at the site of a miniature replica of Egypt's Pyramids of Gyza at the Windows of the World theme park in the city of Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province, 18 May 2008. The park, one of many theme parks around China, offers visitors the possibility to see major world landmarks in miniature form such as the Pyramids of Egypt, France's Eiffel tower, India's Taj Mahal, the Big Ben and several others. A 3-day period of national mourning for victims of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that shook China's southwest Sichuan province on 12 May ended today, 21 May and with it, amusement parks and other forms of entertainment will be allowed to reopen to the public. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

Birds eye view of France's Arch de Triomphe at the Windows of the World theme park in the city of Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province, 18 May 2008. The park, one of many theme parks around China, offers visitors the possibility to see major world landmarks in miniature form such as the Pyramids of Egypt, France's Eiffel tower, India's Taj Mahal, the Big Ben and several others. A 3-day period of national mourning for victims of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that shook China's southwest Sichuan province on 12 May ended today, 21 May and with it, amusement parks and other forms of entertainment will be allowed to reopen to the public. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

A cleaner swipes the floor next to a scale replica of France's Eiffel Tower at the Windows of the World theme park in the city of Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province, 18 May 2008. The park, one of many theme parks around China, offers visitors the possibility to see major world landmarks in miniature form such as the Pyramids of Egypt, France's Eiffel tower, India's Taj Mahal, the Big Ben and several others. A 3-day period of national mourning for victims of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that shook China's southwest Sichuan province on 12 May ended today, 21 May and with it, amusement parks and other forms of entertainment will be allowed to reopen to the public. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

Visitors enjoy a miniature replica of India's Taj Mahal at the Windows of the World theme park in the city of Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province, 18 May 2008. The park, one of many theme parks around China, offers visitors the possibility to see major world landmarks in miniature form such as the Pyramids of Egypt, France's Eiffel tower, India's Taj Mahal, the Big Ben and several others. A 3-day period of national mourning for victims of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that shook China's southwest Sichuan province on 12 May ended today, 21 May and with it, amusement parks and other forms of entertainment will be allowed to reopen to the public. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL