China Pavilion, Themed area in Epcot, Florida, US.
The China Pavilion is a themed area in Epcot centered on a replica of the Temple of Heaven. It is surrounded by traditional gardens with ponds, arched bridges, and pavilions built in classical Chinese style.
The pavilion opened on October 1, 1982, as part of Epcot's World Showcase. It was designed to bring classical Chinese architecture and cultural representation to the theme park.
The courtyard hosts the Dragon Legend Acrobats, a troupe of young performers. The gate is a copy of Beijing's Zhao Yang Men, the Gate of the Golden Sun, and the exit from Reflections of China is deliberately narrowed to recreate the crowded feel of Beijing's Xing Fu Jie, the Street of Good Fortune.
Enter through the gate bearing the plaque "朝陽門" and cross the plaza to the half-scale Temple of Heaven rotunda, which holds the entrance to Reflections of China. The film runs in a large hall behind the rotunda; the exit corridor is deliberately narrowed to recreate the crowded feel of a Beijing street. Nine Dragons Restaurant opened in 1985, three years after the pavilion, and sits with the Lotus Blossom Cafe and the Yong Feng Shangdian shop north of the pond.
The gate at the entrance reproduces the Zhao Yang Men, the Gate of the Golden Sun, of Beijing's Forbidden City; its plaque reads 朝陽門. The pavilion also served as the backdrop for the music video of "Reflection", sung by a then-unknown Christina Aguilera for the 1998 Disney film Mulan.
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