{"id":1396,"date":"2011-04-29T16:58:49","date_gmt":"2011-04-29T08:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdnphoto.com\/blog\/?p=1396"},"modified":"2020-09-23T15:21:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T15:21:31","slug":"found-objects-fake-dinosaur-graveyard-in-chinese-theme-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/2011\/04\/29\/found-objects-fake-dinosaur-graveyard-in-chinese-theme-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Found Objects: Fake Dinosaur Graveyard in Chinese Theme Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake001.jpg\" alt=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" title=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1399\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"paragraph\">\n<p>Last month I visited Tianducheng outside of Hangzhou to continue work on my Counterfeit Paradises project (see <a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/2010\/09\/21\/happy-magic-water-park-reverie-and-leisure-in-communist-china\/\">Happy Magic Water Park<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/2011\/02\/23\/south-china-mall-the-empty-temple-of-consumerism\/\">New South China Mall<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/2011\/03\/30\/counterfeit-paradises-windows-on-the-world\/\">Windows on the World<\/a>). The French-themed residential development was absurd to say the least &#8211; a feature on it is forthcoming. The highlight of the trip for me, however, was not the knockoff Eiffel Tower surrounded by megablocks. I found something else. If you were not aware, you should know now: dinosaurs are AWESOME. I have loved them since I was kid which also coincided with my obsession with Calvin and Hobbes (see Tyrannosaurus Rex in F-14). While photographing the exceptional Roman Theatre in the village theme park attached to Tianducheng, I decided to check out the backstage. What did I eventually stumble upon? A fake dinosaur graveyard, obviously. I mean, what else could you expect from such a place? I subsequently freaked out for about an hour and took hundreds of photos of course. Enjoy&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake002.jpg\" alt=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" title=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake003.jpg\" alt=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" title=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntriplel size-full wp-image-1400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake004.jpg\" alt=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" title=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntriplec size-full wp-image-1400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake005.jpg\" alt=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" title=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntripler size-full wp-image-1400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake006.jpg\" alt=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" title=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntriplel size-full wp-image-1400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake007.jpg\" alt=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" title=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntriplec size-full wp-image-1400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake008.jpg\" alt=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" title=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntripler size-full wp-image-1400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake009.jpg\" alt=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" title=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntriplel size-full wp-image-1400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake010.jpg\" alt=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" title=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntriplec size-full wp-image-1400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/20110330_hangzhou_tianducheng_dinosaur_graveyard_fake011.jpg\" alt=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" title=\"A fake dinosaur graveyard behind the European Theatre in Tianducheng, China\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntripler size-full wp-image-1400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month I visited Tianducheng outside of Hangzhou to continue work on my Counterfeit Paradises project (see Happy Magic Water Park, New South China Mall and Windows on the World). The French-themed residential development was absurd to say the least &#8211; a feature on it is forthcoming. The highlight of the trip for me, however, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[79,125,158,184,194,395,398],"class_list":["post-1396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel_category","tag-china","tag-dinosaurs","tag-fake","tag-graveyard","tag-hangzhou","tag-theme-park","tag-tianducheng"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1396"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3122,"href":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1396\/revisions\/3122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}