World of Warcraft Theme Park in Changzhou, China

If you love Chinese knock-offs you'll love this bit of news: World Joyland, the famed and unlicensed World of Warcraft theme park in Changzhou, China, is now open for business.

In actuality, the park is less of a WoW rip-off and more of a Blizzard rip-off. It includes a Starcraft-themed area named "Universe of Starship" in addition to its World of Warcraft area, which is named "Terrain of Magic."

It claims to be the world's first video-game-themed park, it cost 200 million yuan (about $30 million USD) and spread over 600,000 square meters. Pictures after the jump.

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Telephone Book Hive by Kristiina Lahde

Canadian artist Kristiina Lahde created this towering paper sculpture using delicately folded phone books. Aptly entitled Hive, the piece was on exhibition at the Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens in Ontario earlier this summer.










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Kiira Korpi - The Beautiful Ice Skater from Finland

Widely regarded as the most beautiful woman in figure ice skating, Finland’s Kiira Korpi is also among the most talented and she has the results to prove it. She is the 2007 and 2011 European bronze medalist, 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard champion and a two-time Finnish National Champion (2009, 2011). Furthermore, her father, Rauno Korpi, coached the Finnish women’s hockey team to the bronze at the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano.

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