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China to open theme park dedicated to gold
on-dollar) park is completed, it will allow visitors to watch gold being mined and processed.
It will also include a DIY area where the visitors themselves can be gold miners for a day, according to the agency.
China is the world's third-biggest market for gold after India and the United States, according to the World Gold Council, an industry organization.
Last year, Chinese demand for gold rose eight percent to more than 250 tonnes, the council's data showed.
Gold plays an important role in Chinese culture and is evident everywhere from temple decorations to the jewelry of newly-weds and the dental cavities of the rich.
Last year, the China Economic Daily issued a special edition, published in gold. It came in two versions, the more expensive priced at 8,300 dollars and using 500 grams of gold.