Michael Jackson's legion of Chinese fans won't need to fly to California for a glimpse of the Neverland Ranch, the pop icon's former home.
Shanghai may be their destination after the completion of an Asian Neverland.
Although much smaller in scale - only 1/17 of the 2,800-acre property in southern California's Santa Barbara County - the development is set to offer "an alternative pilgrimage spot" for the pop king's fans.
"Michael's contribution to the pop music world is unparalleled. By building a Neverland here in China, we want to pay tribute to him and at the same time offer the Chinese people an outlet for expressing their love toward him," said businessman Qiu Xuefan, director of the Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, who is one of the investors in the 100-million-yuan ($14 million) project.
The announcement comes amid emotional public memorials to the King of Pop in mainland China after his sudden death last month in Los Angeles.
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