The Forbidden City...in Katy, Texas?
Probably the most random thing we've seen in Texas yet has to
be this museum built by a Hong Kong billionaire who
discovered, when he sent his daughters to college in Seattle,
that in America they don't teach much about Chinese history.
So, why Katy, Texas? As a land baron himself, he decided to
go where the land was cheap and there was a large asian
population...
Probably the most random thing we've seen in Texas yet has to
be this museum built by a Hong Kong billionaire who
discovered, when he sent his daughters to college in Seattle,
that in America they don't teach much about Chinese history.
So, why Katy, Texas? As a land baron himself, he decided to
go where the land was cheap and there was a large asian
population...
China in Texas
It's not Tieneman Square - but it's a mini-version of it.
It's not Tieneman Square - but it's a mini-version of it.
Brent The Dentist
Miss your calling there big guy? That upper
bicuspid looks good.
Miss your calling there big guy? That upper
bicuspid looks good.
Emperor Qin's Procession
Apparently after uniting the warring tribes in China the
emperor traversed the country seven times all the while
staying in the carriage pictured behind Kate. He spent so
much time in it, that when he died they were able to hide
the fact for 2 weeks!
Apparently after uniting the warring tribes in China the
emperor traversed the country seven times all the while
staying in the carriage pictured behind Kate. He spent so
much time in it, that when he died they were able to hide
the fact for 2 weeks!
Terra-Cotta Army
Claimed by many to be the Eighth Wonder of
the World, the terra-cotta army was
discovered in 1974 by farmers digging a well
near the tomb of Emperor Qin. Forbidden
Gardens has 6,000 1/3 scale terra-cotta
soldiers in formation as they were buried in
the 3rd century BC
Claimed by many to be the Eighth Wonder of
the World, the terra-cotta army was
discovered in 1974 by farmers digging a well
near the tomb of Emperor Qin. Forbidden
Gardens has 6,000 1/3 scale terra-cotta
soldiers in formation as they were buried in
the 3rd century BC
Forbidden City
The Forbidden City is laid out in all it's splendor in a one to
twenty scale model of the palace buildings with hundreds
of figurines displaying the lifestyle of Imperial China.
Complete with thousands of intricately detailed and
elaborately landscaped miniatures of the palaces and their
occupants, the Forbidden City rests within a 40,000 square
foot pavilion.
The Forbidden City is laid out in all it's splendor in a one to
twenty scale model of the palace buildings with hundreds
of figurines displaying the lifestyle of Imperial China.
Complete with thousands of intricately detailed and
elaborately landscaped miniatures of the palaces and their
occupants, the Forbidden City rests within a 40,000 square
foot pavilion.
Journeys
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The Forbidden Gardens
