ok, so I was a little too much into April Fools
...now that it's almost over, we can get back to our previously scheduled program.
amonkie, you found me again. Yes, I'm at the New South China Mall. I hope you brought your own credit card to shop at the largest mall in the world ...at least by some measures:
New South China Mall (simplified Chinese: 新华南MALL; pinyin: xinhuánán MALL) in Dongguan, China is the largest mall in the world based on gross leasable area, and ranked second in total area to the Dubai Mall.
This part is "telling", it might be just you and me here, monkie:
Notably, it has been 99% vacant since its 2005 opening.
The mall has seven zones modeled on international cities, nations and regions, including Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Venice, Egypt, the Caribbean, and California. Features include an 85-foot (25 m.) replica of the Arc de Triomphe, a replica of Venice's St Mark's bell tower, a 1.3 mile (2.1 km) canal with gondolas, and an 1880 ft. long (553-meter) indoor-outdoor roller coaster.
I do like noodles:
The project was spearheaded by Hu Guirong (Alex Hu), who became a billionaire in the instant noodle industry.
You're up, amonkie.