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Residents of the Chinese village clubbed together to build a skyscraper

Huaxi Village (Huaxi) is considered the richest in China. October 8 is opened 74-storey hotel is 328 meters tall, the construction of which paid residents who have collected billions of yuan.

According to the resource China.org.cn, village chipped in 3 billion yuan (more than $ 470 million) and its contribution to 10 million (50 million rubles.) Made almost every family. It was not a donation, but an investment.

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"Interior decoration of the hotel - very luxurious, on the second floor there is a shopping area of ​​2,000 square meters, a 61-floor there is a park of flowers, birds and the pool" - describes China.org.cn International Hotel "Longxi» (Longxi International Hotel), which is also called "hanging village of Huaxi» (Hanging Village of Huaxi).

Sculpture of a bull (according to other sources, ox), made of pure gold, weighing a ton, welcomed the guests on the 60th floor of the tower. "Golden Calf" symbolizes wealth Huaxi residents (photo Carlos Barria / Reuters).



Other Chinese media, China Daily, reports that the construction of five-star hotel with 800 suites, which can accommodate up to 2,000 people, was financed at the expense of the residents only partially - shareholders became 200 households. That is, "villagers" collected two billion three.

In 2003, the GDP of the village for the first time exceeded $ 1, 5 billion. Today there live 36 thousand people. Reuters informs us that every family has at least one house, two cars and $ 250 thousand in the bank (photo Carlos Barria / Reuters).



The construction of the skyscraper began in 2007 and was completed just in time for the 50th anniversary of the village. The Chinese call luxurious building, which has a revolving restaurant and a rooftop pool, a "symbol of collectivism».

By the way, this hotel - is not the first financial investment Huaxi inhabitants. The village actually operates as a diversified company. They say that in the past year, "village" has purchased two helicopters for excursions. According to rumors, it also bought the planes and plans to buy ships.

Wikipedia says that the cars and houses built according to European standards, residents received free of charge. She writes that in Huaxi live 20 thousand migrant workers (photo by Carlos Barria / Reuters).

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