China is infamous for its ability to create cheap knockoffs of almost anything, from toys to sneakers to smartphones. Not even priceless masterworks are exempt from Chinese counterfeiting. Right outside of Beijing, in fact, you will find a ghostly, almost colorless village called Dongcheng, in which dozens of sculptors toil away in a dust-choked purgatory, sculpting doppelgangers of famous statues from Michelangelo, da Vinci, Rodin, and more.
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