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xoxoxoBruce 07-21-2009 12:42 AM
July 21, 2009: Tianzi Hotel
 
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To begin, this incredible hotel seems to have a few different names depending on what you read, as far as I can tell it has been known as: Tianzi Hotel, The Emperor Hotel, Son Of Heaven Hotel, and, in Chinese, 天子大酒.
The hotel is located in Hebei Province and according to Chinese architecture blog CAIP it was built some time around 2000/2001, The building is 10 storeys/41.6m high and was designed to represent Fu Lu Shou (good fortune, prosperity and longevity). The blog also points out that the hotel won a Guiness World Record for being the world's 'biggest image building'. Largest mimetic building perhaps?
http://cellar.org/2009/hotel.jpg
Image Credit: Panoramio User bbqi

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Finally, you'll notice that Shou, the chap on the left as you face the hotel, is holding what is apparently a peach. That peach is actually a suite within the hotel, the two holes in its front being windows.
And I thought the Japs were wacky. :rolleyes:

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nil_orally 07-21-2009 04:50 AM
If the ALSRC-04 design had been a little imaginative like this, perhaps they would not have lost it for so long.

dacliff 07-21-2009 08:04 AM
Is there a room in the head? I mean, of course, one of the heads on top the necks.

BigAlMalibu 07-21-2009 08:24 AM
Knowing how the Chinese industrial process is sometimes, is the whole thing made out of papier-mâché?!

Leokins 07-21-2009 10:05 AM
Paper Mache & Plywood
 
No, probably only the faces and hands are paper mache, you can see they cleverly made most of the other areas flat so they could use big strips of plywood glue-gunned together I bet. I'm sure the couple layers of shelac should keep the water out anyway through right? :p

Shawnee123 07-21-2009 10:11 AM
Look like giant nesting dolls to me.

newtimer 07-21-2009 10:16 AM
All together now:

"We three kings of Orient are
Made into a hotel (4 star)..."

Shawnee123 07-21-2009 10:23 AM
That first king, what's he holding? That looks like a lemon boobie with a smiley face.

Saknussem 07-21-2009 10:51 AM
It looks like that giant Pikachu blow up.

Sheldonrs 07-21-2009 10:59 AM
Where's the Hotello Kitty?

xoxoxoBruce 07-21-2009 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Shawnee123 (Post 582852)
That first king, what's he holding? That looks like a lemon boobie with a smiley face.
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Finally, you'll notice that Shou, the chap on the left as you face the hotel, is holding what is apparently a peach. That peach is actually a suite within the hotel, the two holes in its front being windows.

Shawnee123 07-21-2009 11:11 AM
Surrreee, that's a peach. It's the ugliest darn peach I ever saw.

eta: sorry, I never read your posts, bruce.

Flint 07-21-2009 12:05 PM
OMG...I have to stay in that peach room. I'm adding that to my list.

spudcon 07-21-2009 08:23 PM
You all have it wrong. The guy on the left is about to unleash Pacman on the world, the guy on the right is doing the same with his rubber ducky, and the guy in the middle is holding a giant razor, which he used to cut off that pink thing, which is his... er...OMG!

ZenGum 07-21-2009 10:06 PM
Wewcome to Ras Vegass!!!


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