A Chinese copy of a scenic town in Austria has shown great potential for business opportunities, Xinhua reported.

Located in Boluo County, Guangdong Province, the replica of Hallstatt has been open to visitors only a dozen days, yet many of the homes in the residential complex have already been snapped up.

Of the 400 villas constructed in the 20,000-square-meter European-style town, 150 have been sold, for an average price of 9,000 yuan, double the average housing price in the county seat of Boluo.

More small and medium-sized apartments will follow in the town in coming years, according to Shi Lingyun, a senior manager of the developer, the China Minmetals Corporation.

Furthermore, the firm has decided to build the town into a commercial district and tourism attraction.

(China.org.cn June 11, 2012)

据新华社报道，中国复制了奥地利一个风景如画的小镇，该项目展示出巨大的商业潜力。

哈斯塔特的复制品坐落在广东省博罗县，虽然向游客开放仅12天，但镇上住宅区的许多房子已经售出。

该欧式小镇占地2万平方米，建有400套别墅，其中150套以均价9000元，即博罗县城平均房价的两倍卖出。

据开发商——中国五矿集团的高管史凌云称，在未来几年镇上会建更多的中小型公寓。

此外，该公司还决定将小镇打造成商业区和旅游景点。