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It sure is a shame that Splendid China closed up permanently. It was somewhat pricey to go in, but I'd have loved to see it once. This sculpture adorns the highway 192 turnoff to approach the park.
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The main entrance from the turnoff road.
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Yes, I did say earlier that the park was permanently closed and I implied I'd never been there before. So why (and how) am I showing you pictures?
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Well, confession time—the rear edge of the park has a rather low wall with sections that are only iron bars. A tiny part of the park is visible just by walking past these iron bar sections. But leave it to my friends, Rosa and Darryl, who chose to take a hop over and steal a peek. I wasn't down with that, so I just handed them my camera and waited in the "getaway car." Seems like I've heard that wall-hopping was a big problem even when the park was open.
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These first pictures are various angles of the Potala Palace.
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A close up of an action scene in front of the structure seen in the prior photos.
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The structure on the left is, I think, the Jinzhen Octagonal Pavilion.
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A better view of the village adjacent to the Jinzhen Octagonal Pavilion.
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The Manfeilong Pagoda.
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I'm not completely positive, but I believe these are replicas of three ancient pagodas in Dali.
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Miniature detail.
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Proof that Rosa was there.
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Sorry, I have no idea what this (and the last picture) are models of, but if you look carefully in the background, on the left, you can make out the easily hoppable fence I previously mentioned.
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The Zhenghai Tower, if I'm not mistaken.
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Undoubtedly a replica of some natural formation in China—and proof that Darryl was there.
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