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| Full-size Titanic replica being built in China | Full-size Titanic replica being built in China |
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| A full-size replica of the Belfast-built Titanic is to become the top attraction at a Chinese theme park. | A full-size replica of the Belfast-built Titanic is to become the top attraction at a Chinese theme park. |
| Construction of the 269m long ship, which will be docked permanently on a reservoir in a rural area of Sichuan province, began on Thursday. | Construction of the 269m long ship, which will be docked permanently on a reservoir in a rural area of Sichuan province, began on Thursday. |
| The original liner, built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, hit an iceberg and sank in the north Atlantic in 1912, killing more than 1,500 people. | The original liner, built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, hit an iceberg and sank in the north Atlantic in 1912, killing more than 1,500 people. |
| It was on its maiden voyage from Southampton and bound for New York. | It was on its maiden voyage from Southampton and bound for New York. |
| The ship's story is the subject of immense fascination for many in China. | The ship's story is the subject of immense fascination for many in China. |
| Interest became particularly intense after the 1997 film starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, which was hugely popular in the country. | Interest became particularly intense after the 1997 film starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, which was hugely popular in the country. |
| The film's director, James Cameron, had a 90% scale replica vessel built for filming purposes, but no full-size replica has ever been built. | The film's director, James Cameron, had a 90% scale replica vessel built for filming purposes, but no full-size replica has ever been built. |
| Australian billionaire Clive Palmer announced plans to create a replica in 2012, but the projected has not yet been completed. | |
| The Chinese replica will feature an interior reflecting some of the grandeur of the original, including a ballroom, theatre, swimming pool and first-class cabins - with the addition of wi-fi - and will be the centrepiece of a theme park hundreds of kilometres (miles) from China's coast. | The Chinese replica will feature an interior reflecting some of the grandeur of the original, including a ballroom, theatre, swimming pool and first-class cabins - with the addition of wi-fi - and will be the centrepiece of a theme park hundreds of kilometres (miles) from China's coast. |
| The company first announced plans for the 1 billion yuan (£115m) project in 2014, AFP reports. | The company first announced plans for the 1 billion yuan (£115m) project in 2014, AFP reports. |
| Domestic tourism is booming in China, promoted by the government as a way of fuelling consumer-driven growth rather than its decades-old model of investment and industry. | Domestic tourism is booming in China, promoted by the government as a way of fuelling consumer-driven growth rather than its decades-old model of investment and industry. |