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An ancient rock formation overlooking the city admired by tourists and locals in China's Shenzhen has turned out to be hollow inside, in the latest scandal of fake tourist attractions.
The formation stood on top of a mountain and attracted many visitors due to the promotion by the local authorities. But it was the tourists themselves who made the discovery, when they saw that the place on Mount Wutong "was closed for work".
Many of them came to see the blooming mountain nature with a spectacular view of the city below, while at the top there is a "massive stone" on the edge of the abyss where tourists took photos and videos.
But a visitor discovered that the stone was actually man-made, hollow and with building structures inside.
The Wutong tourism office had issued a notice on October 25 that the area around the rock will be closed for renovation work.
But two hikers who reached the top videotaped the fenced-in rock and were disappointed to find it was fake.
The stone, which was supposed to be natural, had a large hole in the side, through which the interior brick structure, not stone, could be seen.
One person shared the footage on Chinese social networks, writing: "The mountain must be closed for renovations, this is because the big rock turns out to be fake."
Officials reportedly admitted that the rock was built in 2004 with steel and cement to mimic natural stone.
They add that the work will be completed on November 28, but it is not known if there will be others who will visit after the structure is exposed as a fake.
This is not the first time Chinese officials have been exposed for fake attractions or fake exotic animals in zoos.
In June a famous Chinese waterfall was found to have no water except for pipes installed by tourism officials.
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