China Pictures

I visited China, Thailand, and Singapore in 1993.
I went to Splendid China Theme Park in Orlando Florida in 2002

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Splendid China, Orlando Florida

Splendid China, Orlando Florida

1993 - The Great Wall. 4200 miles long in China

2002 - My picture in Splendid China, Orlando Florida.  4 feet tall, half a mile long.

Splendid China, Orlando Florida

Splendid China

Splendid China was a theme park near Disney in Florida. It opened in 1993, and closed on December 31, 2003. 

www.floridasplendidchina.com  doesn't work, so go to  http://www.lostparks.com/china.html

 

       3000 Splendid China Boulevard   Kissimmee, Florida  34747  (2 miles from Disney World on U.S. 192 west, three miles west of 1-4 (exit 25B), between mile markers 4 & 5)

       1-407-396-7111 or 800-244-6226  email: schina @ earthlink.net

This is a 76 acre park.  The pathways are landscaped with bonsai trees.

It features 60 exhibits replicating Chinese landmarks in miniature.  There are knee-high buildings, bridges, and temples.  You can see: 

• The Great Wall - It is half a mile long and waist-high, made of 6 million 1- and 2-inch bricks put together one at a time by Chinese craftsmen brought to Florida especially for the task.  The domino size bricks are terra cotta.
• The Imperial Palace in the Forbidden City is 6,000 rooms.  It has been reproduced on a small scale, stone by stone, tile by tile.
• The Potala Palace is a featured replica in the park.  The real palace is where the Dalai Lama, Tibet's traditional leader lived until he fled the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1959. 
• The Leshan Grand Buddha is more than 35 feet tall. It is a miniature version of the original 23-story sculpture.
• There is recreation of the Terra Cotta warriors and horses - the 1974 archaeological discovery of 8,000 life-size and individually carved statues of soldiers and horses that Quin Shihuang commissioned to protect his spirit upon his death.
• The display features hand-crafted hand-painted porcelain figures of people and animals.  There are "tens of thousands" of figures on a scale of 1 to 15.  The figures are mounted on steel posts and imbedded in concrete.

There are four restaurants and 13 gift shops.

We watched a performance by Chinese dancers.

Built by China Travel Service of Hong Kong at a cost of $100 million.

Entrance cost is $23.55

The Splendid China park opened in December, 1993. I visited in January, 2002.  It closed shortly after that.

 

Jan, 2002 . Mom and Dad drove down from St.Aug. I flew from Atl.  Stayed at Renaissance Worldgate, 3011 Maingaite Lane, Kissimmee, FL 34747.  www.renaissancehotels.com.  Total cost for 4 nights was $162.75 = ($35 x 4 ) + 16.80 tax + 5.95 processing fee on priceline.com.  Not bad!!!