Chinese tycoon aims to restore London's Crystal Palace

Zhongrong Group Chairman Ni Zhaoxing talks to the press at the original site of the Crystal Palace on October 3 after a press conference to unveil the plans to build a replica of the Victorian Crystal Palace.[Xie Songxin/ China Daily]

Zhongrong Group Chairman Ni Zhaoxing (M) answers a question at a press conference on October 3 to unveil the plans to rebuild the Victorian Crystal Palace as London Mayor Boris Johnson (left) and William Cheng (right) of Zhongrong Group look on.[Xie Songxin/ China Daily]