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| Subject: Stunning Pingtan Art Museum will be the largest private museum in Asia Fri Aug 23, 2013 2:59 am | |
| Enveloped by a city that has yet to be constructed, Pingtan Art Museum will be the largest private museum in Asia.
While economically depressed Europe relies on its long-established cultural attractions and ancient sites to attract tourists, China is building ever more daring developments that, for fans of extravagant architecture, could well demand a future visit.
After the recent opening of the world's biggest building in Chengdu, the country is preparing to welcome another superlative structure with the announcement that Pingtan Art Museum, the largest private museum in Asia, is to be built on an artificial island in city of Pingtan.
If the city seems unfamiliar that's because it doesn't exist yet. To be constructed on the island of Pingtan in China's Fujian province, the new city is still being planned and the Pingtan Art Museum is to be its cultural centrepiece.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/china-to-build-artificial-island-for-city-that-doesnt-exist-20130822-2scoj.html#ixzz2clzoyRrR |
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