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Window of the World
世界之窗
Window of the World
Location in Hunan
Type	Theme park
Location	Xingsha, Changsha County, Hunan
Coordinates	28°14′20″N 113°03′17″E / 28.238899°N 113.054849°E / 28.238899; 113.054849
Area	0.4-square-kilometre (0.15 sq mi)
Created	October 16, 1997 (1997-10-16)
Owned by	Hunan TV& Broadcast Intermediary CO., LTD. Overseas Chinese Town Enterprises China Travel Service
Status	Open all year
Website	www.colorfulworld.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	长沙世界之窗
Traditional Chinese	長沙世界之窗
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chángshā Shìjièzhīchuāng

The Window of the World is a theme park located in Changsha, Hunan, China. It has about 50 reproductions of some of the most famous tourist attractions in the world squeezed into 40 hectares.

History

The Window of the World was founded in 1997 by Hunan Dianguang Media co., LTD, Overseas Chinese Town Limited and China Travel Service (Hong Kong). As of 30 June 2016 Overseas Chinese Town Limited owned 25% stake.

List of major attractions in the Window of the World

Region	Reproductions	Notes
Japan	Mount Fuji, Tokyo Imperial Palace
Egypt	Pyramid, Lighthouse of Alexandria
United States	Mount Rushmore, Statue of Liberty
Chile	Ahu Akivi
Australia	Sydney Opera House
Holland	Tulip pastoral scenery
Cambodia	Angkor Wat
Cambodia	Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin
Germany	Neuschwanstein Castle
Myanmar	Shwedagon Pagoda
Italy	Trinità dei Monti

Entertainment facilities

• Roller coaster
• Bungee jump
• Ferris wheel
• Fairground ride apparatus
• bumper boat
• The peacock garden
• The cinema
• Acrobatic performance
• Western theatre
• Western-style buildings
• Water entertainment facilities

See also

• List of amusement parks in Asia

References

1. 长沙世界之窗介绍（公司官网）(in Chinese)
2. 山西出版传媒网：华侨城文化产业大事记 2011 (in Chinese)

External links

• Official website

• 1997 establishments in China
• Amusement parks opened in 1997
• Tourist attractions in Changsha
• Buildings and structures in Changsha
• Replica constructions in China
• Angkor Wat
• Mount Fuji
• Mount Rushmore