We recently post about the ruins ofthe Black Sea recourse town Gagra . io9 tipstertheotherwhitegirlclued us in to another phantom holiday slur : Florida Splendid China Park , a teacup version of The People ’s Republic that was open from 1993 - 2003 .
https://gizmodo.com/the-ruins-of-a-black-sea-resort-town-5590114
During its decade of existence , Splendid China Park — which was built on 75 acres outside of Orlando — attracted its share of arguing . The park was a facsimile of the original Splendid China Park in Shenzen , China . When Splendid China come stateside to educate Americans of China ’s wonder ( at 1/10th the scale ! ) , the park was criticize for its tie to the People ’s Republic andits felicitous - go - lucky portraying of Tibet . Splendid China eventually closed due to flagging tourer interest , but the parking area still remains pop with urban explorers , skateboarder , and your streak - of - the - mill interloper .

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