But critics are sniping that building Western-themed towns on Shanghai's outskirts is impractical and insensitive in a country that once served as a stomping ground for foreign imperialists.

但是，也有批评家指出，中国曾惨遭外国帝国主义蹂躏，而上海在郊区建造西式新城是不现实且麻木不仁的。