A life-size Titanic replica is seen under construction on a bank of the 20-meter-wide Qijiang River in Daying County, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 14, 2019. The replica will include viewing areas, banquet halls, a swimming pool and a theater.

The rebuild project was first reported by media in October 2013 and formally launched in January 2014. The remake was made by welding 50,000 tonnes of steel together.The theme park had initially planned to include a high-tech simulator to let tourists “relive the moment” when the But the Sichuan investor had reportedly scrapped the plan as such re-enactment of one of the biggest maritime tragedies in history where more than 1,500 lives perished could be too real and too upsetting. {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}Your submission failed. The Blue Star Line’s long-awaited Titanic II – the other life-size replica in the pipeline since 2013 – … Titanic Sichuan 2019 泰坦尼克號 四川 2019 Text by JoseAurelioTitanic85 This is late, and in today's very dangerous world. There is another Titanic replica on the go -- in 2016, news circulated that China is building one, 745 miles inland, at an estimated cost of 1 billion yuan, or $145 million. I have not been contracted with the investment firm undertaking the Titanic reproduction being constructed in Daying County, City of Suning, Sichuan Province China since 2017. What is the greatest cultural symbol of the West?

J ust in case you'd missed it, what with all the headlines about Brexit and Trump, China is building a full-sized replica of the Titanic - and construction is well underway..

The ship will be the same size as the original Titanic, hence 269 meters in length and 28 meters wide. A wealthy businessman has invested one billion yuan ($145.6 million) to rebuild the giant ship, which was 269 meters long and 28 meters wide.

A wealthy businessman has invested one billion yuan ($145.6 million) to rebuild the giant ship, which was 269 meters long and 28 meters wide. An aerial view of the Titanic replica in Suining, China's Sichuan province. A wealthy businessman has invested one billion yuan ($145.6 million) to rebuild the giant ship, which was 269 meters long and 28 meters wide.

A wealthy businessman has invested one billion yuan ($145.6 million) to rebuild the giant ship, which was 269 meters long and 28 meters wide.

Covering geo-political news and current affairs across Asia The construction of a 1.1 billion yuan (US$165 million) replica of the original RMS The full-scale reconstruction of the original was built using the But the exact lookalike will never hit the ocean to trace the Europe-America route of her doomed namesake. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Lang)A life-size Titanic replica is seen under construction on a bank of the 20-meter-wide Qijiang River in Daying County, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 14, 2019. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Lang)A life-size Titanic replica is seen under construction on a bank of the 20-meter-wide Qijiang River in Daying County, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 14, 2019. The replica will include viewing areas, banquet halls, a swimming pool and a theater.

A wealthy businessman has invested one billion yuan ($145.6 million) to rebuild the giant ship, which was 269 meters long and 28 meters wide. The Romandisea Titanic is an under-construction replica of the original RMS Titanic, located in landlocked Sichuan province, China. A wealthy businessman has invested one billion yuan ($145.6 million) to rebuild the giant ship, which was 269 meters long and 28 meters wide. As for those keen to cross the seas on a version of the historic ship, don’t hold your breath.

(Photo: China News Service/Zhang Lang)A life-size Titanic replica is seen under construction on a bank of the 20-meter-wide Qijiang River in Daying County, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 14, 2019.

The replica will include viewing areas, banquet halls, a swimming pool and a theater. The Romandisea Titanic is an under-construction replica of the original RMS Titanic, located in landlocked Sichuan province, China. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Lang) The remake will be permanently docked in a reservoir on the Qijang RiverSouth African businessman mogul Sarel Gous proposed building Su Shaojun insisted that harrowing stories that happened when the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co.,Ltd has confirmed the replica On December 23, 2017, the Facebook page of the project indicated that boiler room 1 will be replicated; the engine room will also be recreated, complete with a (mock-up) reciprocating steam engine for visitors to see. The replica will include viewing areas, banquet halls, a swimming pool and a theater.