Fake goods are not limited to online stores, though. Entire markets are filled with cut-price fake goods and shop fronts that appear to be rip-offs of American brands like KFC and Walmart.
Shijingshan Amusement Park in Beijing blatantly apes Walt Disney's Disneyland. The park's management described its copy of Cinderella as looking like "a Chinese country girl," according to The Associated Press.
Walmart has clearly been the inspiration for Wumart. A representative for the Chinese supermarket said candidly, "We dream about being the Walmart of China," according to The Economist.
One of the many Chinese rip-offs of KFC was Beijing's Obama Fried Chicken. But the shop took down the sign in 2011 after facing pressure from local authorities.
Unsurprisingly, McDonald's has not escaped the copycat treatment. This Chinese example is actually one of the most subtle.
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China managed a mash-up rip-off of "Harry Potter" and "The Lord of the Rings" in the same book. It translates as "Harry Potter and the Leopard Walk-Up-To Dragon."
Will is a features writer at Business Insider UK.Before Business Insider, Will worked at CNN. He's a recent graduate in philosophy from the University of Cambridge.
