A Chinese copy of a scenic town in Austria has shown great potential for business opportunities, Xinhua reported.

Located in Boluo County, Guangdong Province, the replica of Hallstatt has been open to visitors only a dozen days, yet many of the homes in the residential complex have already been snapped up.

Of the 400 villas constructed in the 20,000-square-meter European-style town, 150 have been sold, for an average price of 9,000 yuan, double the average housing price in the county seat of Boluo.

More small and medium-sized apartments will follow in the town in coming years, according to Shi Lingyun, a senior manager of the developer, the China Minmetals Corporation.

Furthermore, the firm has decided to build the town into a commercial district and tourism attraction.

(China.org.cn June 11, 2012)

據新華社報道，中國復制了奧地利一個風景如畫的小鎮，該項目展示出巨大的商業潛力。

哈斯塔特的復制品坐落在廣東省博羅縣，雖然向游客開放僅12天，但鎮上住宅區的許多房子已經售出。

該歐式小鎮占地2萬平方米，建有400套別墅，其中150套以均價9000元，即博羅縣城平均房價的兩倍賣出。

據開發商——中國五礦集團的高管史凌云稱，在未來幾年鎮上會建更多的中小型公寓。

此外，該公司還決定將小鎮打造成商業區和旅游景點。?