{"id":1301,"date":"2011-03-30T22:38:48","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T14:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdnphoto.com\/blog\/?p=1301"},"modified":"2011-03-30T22:38:48","modified_gmt":"2011-03-30T14:38:48","slug":"counterfeit-paradises-windows-on-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/2011\/03\/30\/counterfeit-paradises-windows-on-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Counterfeit Paradises: Windows on the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park01.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors scramble up the steps of the United States Capital beneath Mount Rushmore at Windows on the World\" title=\"Visitors scramble up the steps of the United States Capital beneath Mount Rushmore at Windows on the World\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1302\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"paragraph\">\n<p>International vacations are a must for the burgeoning number of nouveau riche across China. A well-used passport is a sure sign of fulfilling a \u201cmodern\u201d and \u201ccultured\u201d lifestyle and completes the trifecta of high social status along with ownership of multiple homes and foreign luxury cars. Even in the face of the global economic downturn, China continues to boast the fastest growing outbound tourism market in the world. In 2009, the average expenses paid by Chinese for international travel went up 21% and will continue to grow as more and more flex their purchasing muscle. In Shenzhen, however, a favorite travel destination remains the Windows on the World. A short subway ride from the city center, the park boasts over a hundred small-scale replicas of famous monuments and buildings from all over the world. Here Chinese can fantasize about visiting foreign countries and practice taking tourist photographs. This make-believe space is one of consumer indoctrination and a selling point for a notion of civility that will most likely prove as empty as other social movements in China\u2019s past.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park02.jpg\" alt=\"A child wearing bunny ears poses for her parents in Piazza San Marco at Windows on the World\" title=\"A child wearing bunny ears poses for her parents in Piazza San Marco at Windows on the World\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1303\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park03.jpg\" alt=\"Crowds fight for position in front of the Sphinx and Giza Pyramids at Windows on the World\" title=\"Crowds fight for position in front of the Sphinx and Giza Pyramids at Windows on the World\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntriplel size-full wp-image-1304\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park04.jpg\" alt=\"A child attaches herself to the United States White House at Windows on the World\" title=\"A child attaches herself to the United States White House at Windows on the World\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntriplec size-full wp-image-1305\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park05.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Fuji and the torii gate from the Itsukushima Shrine feature prominently in the Japanese section at Windows on the World\" title=\"Mount Fuji and the torii gate from the Itsukushima Shrine feature prominently in the Japanese section at Windows on the World\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntripler size-full wp-image-1306\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park06.jpg\" alt=\"A visitor strolls by Mont Saint-Michel at Windows on the World\" title=\"A visitor strolls by Mont Saint-Michel at Windows on the World\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntriplel size-full wp-image-1307\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park07.jpg\" alt=\"Two ladies pose in front of Angkor Wat at Windows on the World\" title=\"Two ladies pose in front of Angkor Wat at Windows on the World\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntriplec size-full wp-image-1308\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park08.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"A child inspects the Manhattan skyline including the World Trade Center at Windows on the World\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntripler size-full wp-image-1309\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park09.jpg\" alt=\"A man crouches in front of the Versailles with Saint Peter&#039;s Basilica overlooking its garden at Windows on the World\" title=\"A man crouches in front of the Versailles with Saint Peter&#039;s Basilica overlooking its garden at Windows on the World\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntriplel size-full wp-image-1310\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park10.jpg\" alt=\"A child poses with Native American Indians at Windows on the World\" title=\"A child poses with Native American Indians at Windows on the World\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntriplec size-full wp-image-1311\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park11.jpg\" alt=\"A child flashes the peace sign in the square in front of Saint Peter&#039;s Basilica at Windows on the World\" title=\"A child flashes the peace sign in the square in front of Saint Peter&#039;s Basilica at Windows on the World\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntripler size-full wp-image-1312\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park12.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors fight for position in front of Niagra at Windows of the World\" title=\"Visitors fight for position in front of Niagra at Windows of the World\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntriplel size-full wp-image-1313\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park13.jpg\" alt=\"A child crawls onto the London Bridge with Parliament in the background at Windows on the World\" title=\"A child crawls onto the London Bridge with Parliament in the background at Windows on the World\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntriplec size-full wp-image-1314\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park14.jpg\" alt=\"A man poses in Gamehenge at Windows on the World\" title=\"A man poses in Gamehenge at Windows on the World\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntripler size-full wp-image-1315\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park15.jpg\" alt=\"A child sits on the shoulder of his father in front of the Taj Mahal at Windows on the World\" title=\"A child sits on the shoulder of his father in front of the Taj Mahal at Windows on the World\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntriplel size-full wp-image-1316\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park16.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors paddle around the Statue of Liberty and Easter Island with Rio de Jenairo&#039;s Christo overlooking at Windows on the World\" title=\"Visitors paddle around the Statue of Liberty and Easter Island with Rio de Jenairo&#039;s Christo overlooking at Windows on the World\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntriplec size-full wp-image-1317\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/mdnphoto_windows_on_the_world_shenzhen_park17.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors clamber over Abu Simbel at Windows on the World\" title=\"Visitors clamber over Abu Simbel at Windows on the World\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntripler size-full wp-image-1318\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International vacations are a must for the burgeoning number of nouveau riche across China. A well-used passport is a sure sign of fulfilling a \u201cmodern\u201d and \u201ccultured\u201d lifestyle and completes the trifecta of high social status along with ownership of multiple homes and foreign luxury cars. Even in the face of the global economic downturn, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,12],"tags":[79,236,348,358,395,402,406,430,436],"class_list":["post-1301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-counterfeit_paradises_category","category-society_category","tag-china","tag-leisure","tag-shenzhen","tag-society","tag-theme-park","tag-tourism","tag-travel","tag-wealth","tag-windows-on-the-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}