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DaTang Furongyuan
-Tang Paradise
Besides most of the
natural ancient historic sits, still there remain some sights spots developed
recently in Xi'an City. Tang Paradise is one of the famous one that newly
opened to public in Apr. 2005. It is said that not only as the biggest
cultural theme park in the northwest region but also the very first royal-garden-like
park open out the whole flourishing scene of the Tang Dynasty.
History
Early in Chinese history, the Paradise had already been a renowned imperial
palace. It could be traced back to 483 in Sui Dynasty, and the present
Tang Paradise was established on the basis of the original one, located
in the Qujiang Resort, southeast of the Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province,
near the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. It covers an area of 10 hectares with
one-third water that making full use of the low wetland, the beautiful
mountain and the lake in Qujiang Area.
Overall Arrangement
In total, the whole imperial court could be distributed into twelve cultural
theme sections that display prosperity and brilliance of the Tang Dynasty
from different aspects as the royal family, poesy, folk, bite and sup,
the women's lifestyles, tea-culture, religion, science, diplomacy, imperial
examinations, song & dancing etc., thus endowing every place with
its own story and its own place in the tapestry of Tang Dynasty culture.
Concerning the attractions, there include Ziyun Tower Block, Elegant Lady
Area, Imperial Banquet Hall, Fanglin Fragrant Garden, Phoenix Theater,
Apricot Garden, Lu Yu Teahouse, Tang Marketplace and the Floating-drink
at Qujiang Lake.
It is a construction that with typical Tang style inside, the biggest
one on its large scale in China, and the hugest building group all over
the world. Tang Paradise is a combination of nearly all building styles
of Tang Dynasty's, following such kind of principal of prolong life but
not juvenescence.
The Tang Paradise boasts many new records: the largest show on water screen
in the world; the first theme park of five senses (sight, sound, taste,
touch and smell senses); the biggest out-door fragrance project in the
world and the biggest reproduction of the Tang royal garden complex in
China. Tang Paradise is a comprehensive resort center, which attracts
people from different walks of life. With it's surprising charm it has
become a must see attraction in Xi'an.
Many Firsts
1. The first and largest scale of buildings modeled on the Tang style
in China.
2. The first and most considerable groups of sculptures to show the poetic
culture in the Tang Dynasty in China.
3. The first and biggest single architecture modeled on the Tang style
throughout China.
4. The first theme park in China to cater to the five senses-sight, hearing,
smell, touch and taste.
5. The grandest fragrant project of the outdoors in the world.
6. The most spectacular water film on earth.
Taste
"Taste" here is not referring to the traditional meaning as
it should be, instead of food but to the Paradise itself, which displays
like a fine lady full of aroma. It is not the natural result but a consequence
of the incense burners here on the both sides of the paths for every few
meters, which look like street lamps as decorations. It is only 1.5 meters
tall with incense coils burning inside. It is this fragrance that makes
the whole place seem like mysterious Xanadu. So that wherever you walk
in Tang Paradise, assuredly, you can be involving yourselves into the
atmosphere of faint redolence.
Water Film
Among all the so-called wonders in Tang Paradise, one alluring point is
the water film, which takes for the foremost worldwide. The screen of
the movie is a film of water; thus special kind of optical effect created
that makes the frame three-dimensional. When watching the movie, you can
witness that the beautiful night and the fan-like water surface turn to
an ingenious integration. As long as the figures in the movie appear on
the screen, it seems that they are flying to the sky or coming down from
the heaven throws you into a wonderful and illusory feeling that you were
personally on the scene. You are assured to get a full enjoyment, making
you feel as if you were in a fairyland.
On the whole, the Tang Paradise is praised as "Garden of History",
"Garden of Spirit", "Garden of Nature", "Garden
of Human Culture" and "Garden of Art". |
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