Tianducheng (Chinese: 天都城; pinyin: Tiāndūchéng), officially Guangsha Tianducheng (Chinese: 广厦天都城; pinyin: Guǎngshà Tiāndūchéng), is a housing estate in Xingqiao Subdistrict, Linping District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China that is modeled after Paris.^[1]

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Tianducheng (天都城)
Guangsha Tianducheng (广厦天都城)
Tianducheng
Nicknames:  Paris II, Paris of the East
Tianducheng (天都城) Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 30°23′23″N 120°14′32″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Zhejiang
Sub-provincial city	Hangzhou
District	Linping
Subdistrict	Xingqiao
Area
• Total	30 km2 (12 sq mi)
• Land	31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Population
• Total	~30,000
Time zone	China standard time

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Construction at Tianducheng began around 2007. Its central feature is 108-metre-tall (354-foot) replica of the Eiffel Tower and 31 km² (12 sq mi) of Parisian-style architecture, fountains and landscaping. It opened in 2007, and can accommodate more than 10,000 residents.^[2] Initial occupancy was low, with an estimated 2,000 people living in the development by 2013,^[3] leading some to label it a ghost town.^[4] By 2017, its population had grown to 30,000 and the development was expanded several times.^[5] In 2023, Yes Theory visited it and published a Youtube video titled "I Explored China's Failed $1 Billion Copy of Paris (real city)" showing that, while it was less crowded than many other Chinese cities, it certainly wasn't a ghost town.^[6]

Huangheshan station on Line 3 of the Hangzhou Metro serving Tianducheng opened on February 22, 2022.^[7]