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LIVING IN HALLSTATT | The Austrian Village China Secretly Copied | 4K

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Somewhere in southern China, there is a perfect copy of this village. Same church. Same houses. Same lake. It was built without asking anyone's permission. But while the replica is a silent monument, the original Hallstatt, Austria, is a living paradox: the most photographed place on Earth, struggling to survive its own fame.

In this documentary, we go beyond the postcard. We explore how a community of only 780 residents manages the daily invasion of 10,000 visitors, and why the one thing China could never copy was the very mountain that defined Hallstatt for 7,000 years.

In this episode of THE MAP:

The Secret Twin: How a Chinese developer secretly mapped the entire village to rebuild it in Guangdong.

7,000 Years of Salt: Why this village was the center of the European economy long before tourism existed.

The Math of Overtourism: What happens to a town when there are 13 tourists for every single local.

The Bone House (Beinhaus): The strange and beautiful way Hallstatt honors its dead when there is no room left to bury them.

The Paradox of Beauty: Can a place survive being discovered by the world?
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