Reporter’s Notebook: The Town Built on the Backs of Child Models

The Six Degrees Photography Base in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, is an uncanny place.

It has every element you might expect to find in a Chinese social media influencer’s carefully curated photos — red British telephone boxes, brightly lit European cafes, English street signs and “Scandinavian-style” houseplants. There’s even a fake Dolce & Gabbana boutique.