People walk past the imitation Tiananmen Gate in East China's Shanghai municipality on Dec 17, 2014. The newly-built structure with red walls and Chinese style roof is built on a white terrace. [Photo/ CFP]

Who would have thought you could see the famous Tiananmen Gate in Shanghai instead of Beijing?

Well, a replica of Tiananmen was unveiled at a riverside green space of Shanghai on Dec 17, attracting citizens' attention. The construction workers said it was set up by a local art gallery as a setting for an exhibition. It took 12 days to build.

Building replicas of top tourist attractions have become common in China. The US' White House, France's Eiffel Tower and Egypt's Pyramids have all been imitated on the mainland.

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