View of the Porcelain Palace, Foreigners Street, Chongqing

Foreigners' Street or Yangren Jie (sometimes just Foreigner Street; ) was an

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and entertainment area in

Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Co ...

, China. It combined various styles of architecture, food, and attractions from around the world. It was northwest of Jiefangbei on the other side of the

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. As part of an urban development plan and upon expiration of land lease, the Yangren Jie was ordered to close and vacate starting on March 1, 2019. It was planned to be relocated to

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, Chongqing. The theme park was established in 2006 and covers 3.5 km². Initially the site was seen as a

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an-style pedestrian street. The park includes recreations of well-known landmarks such as a 10-meter Christ the Redeemer statue from

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and a 150-meter section of the

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. The site is open 24 hours a day, with free entry, and has been described as "overly

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y". Foreigners have been encouraged to set up shops, hence the name. Buildings include a church, an upside-down house, and the world's largest public toilet (the "

Porcelain Palace Porcelain Palace is a large public toilet complex at the Foreigners' Street amusement park in the city of Chongqing, China. The facade of the complex was inspired by ancient Egyptian art. A toilet complex to the south is in the distinctive ...

"). Foreigners' Street is located near Danzishi in the

Nan'an District Nan'an District (), is one of the six central districts of Chongqing municipality, China. It covers an area of 262.43 km2, with 44 km2 covered with forests and woods. It has an estimated population of 891,000 in late 2017. Geography The ...

of Chongqing. The attraction was initiated by the manager of Meixin Group. It covers an area of over two square kilometers. The Love Land sex theme park attraction would have been near Foreigners' Street. This was due to be opened in 2009, but was demolished by the Chinese authorities before it actually opened. The Porcelain Palace was itself purged of artworks and facilities seen as vulgar by the authorities. Signs for Love Land in Foreigners' Street were removed by the authorities. Laowai Street in

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literally means "Foreigner's Street".

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* Nan'an District 2006 establishments in China Parks in Chongqing Tourist attractions in Chongqing Amusement parks in China Yangtze River {{Chongqing-stub

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