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Work on Shanghai Disneyland starts
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-04-08 11:14
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 Mechanical excavators wait for working at the spot of Shanghai Disneyland theme park on April 7, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]? |
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Cost for the project is estimated at 24.5 billion yuan ($3.7 billion).
Covering an area of 3.9 square kilometers, the park to be built will be the world's sixth Disney amusement park and the first one in the Chinese mainland. It was also the third of its kind in Asia, after those in Tokyo and Hong Kong.
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 People walk through the construction site of the Shanghai Disneyland theme park before its ground breaking ceremony in Pudong of Shanghai April 8, 2011. Walt Disney Co broke ground on its long-awaited Shanghai Disneyland theme park in China's financial hub on Friday, banking on new attractions to draw millions of visitors and boost its profits in the region. [Photo/Agencies] |
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 People dressed as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck perform on stage at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Shanghai Disneyland theme park in Pudong of Shanghai, April 8, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua] |