cadaqués, spain by salvador dali ca. 1922 oil on canvas courtesy kunstmuseum

plans are underway to develop xiamen bay, china to take on the appearance of salvador dalí’s hometown of cadaqués, spain.

a team of designers hired by developer china merchants zhangzhou has already visited the spanish town, taking photographs and making precise measurements so that it can be faithfully recreated in china, some 6,500 miles away, where it will be marketed as a vacation destination for around 15,000 visitors. the chinese version of cadaqués – to be situated on more than 100 acres of land will not be an exact copy, however. the developer decided that the quaint fishing village would benefit from the addition of an artificial island. read more

dali's hometown to be recreated in china xiamen bay, china

dali's hometown to be recreated in china cadaqués, spain