. >> reporter: bianca bosker, an aue architecture and waterways, this venice of china ye reason, saysa nst reaction against a long history of communism. >> even a generation ago, for example, it wasn't up to individuals and families to really decide how they were living, where and in what way. and be able to make that chase is in its own way a very important kind of revolutionary option for contemporary chinese families. >> reporter: if you want to get out of beijing, past china's great wall, cowboys and of course route 66. it doesn't actually go through wyoming. get the snow right. but even that's a duplication. if you thought this was real snow, well, here's the secret. they make it, fake. unlike other duplitecture towns, this one sold well. this one the realtor showed us cost almost $2 million. >> this is gigantic. >> reporter: perhaps because it's only about an hour and a half away from the often polluted chinese capital. why is it a lot of people want to live in an american type >> reporter: oh, you want the i before. >> reporter: do you like it? >> ye.is? 's winston churchill. t

. >> reporter: bianca bosker, an author and journalist, says in china these communities function almostogos. even if undervalued right now. >> these are brands. these landmarks, these icons, they are status symbols in their own way. >> reporter: in the classical chinese city of sujo, known for its unique architecture and waterways, this venice of china has felt the need to add dozens of clone bridges. paris's pont deand alexander iii. and their crowning glory, a version of london's tower bridge. why do they do this? one reason, says boscer, is a reaction against a long history of communism. >> even a generation ago, for example, it wasn't up to individuals and families to really decide how they were living, where and in what way. and be able to make that chase is in its own way a very important kind of revolutionary option for contemporary chinese families. >> reporter: if you want to get away from communism, just drive out of beijing, past china's great wall, into the hills. it's wyoming. ish. we are here. that's right. jackson hole. cowboys and of course route 66. it doesn't actually