In the early 1980s, when the Chinese government began encouraging private enterprise, Huaxi’s villagers chose to retain many pre-existing collective forms of social organization, but also adopt certain capitalist characteristics. Nine landmark towers in Huaxi village, East China’s Jiangsu province, are seen on Tuesday. Photo: IC Photo

The Long Wish Hotel, a 328-meter tall tower in Huaxi, was once the eighth-tallest building in the world. Photo: IC Photo

Hundreds of villas are seen in Huaxi village. Photo: IC Photo

A replica of White House in Huaxi. Photo: IC Photo

A replica of Paris’s Arc de Triomphe in Huaxi. Photo: IC Photo

A replica of a section of the Great Wall in Huaxi. Photo: IC Photo