Monday, July 7, 2008
Beijing Olympics City Still Shows Twin Towers as Standing at Theme Park. Why?

http://en.beijing2008.cn/spectators/beijing/tourism/list/n214068433.shtml

Beijing Olympics City Still Shows Twin Towers as Standing at Theme Park. Why?

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I was astounded today when I read my local paper and saw a Reuters photo of tourists at the World Park in Beijing, and in the photo they are walking by model replicas of famous cities around the world, miniatures, cool, but guess what? The New York City replica shows the Twin Towers as still standing. This struck me as

1. odd
2. strange
3. out of sync with reality
4 disrespectful to the USA and the 3000 people, of many nationalities, who died in that 911 attack by terrorists

So question for the world is: what is China trying to say by this theme park model? And is it respectful of the USA or disrespectful? Taking it down would show reality for what it is. Leaving it up, as it has for the last 7 years, shows a kind of time warp and fantasy world thinking. Just what does the director of this park THINK? Is he living on planet Earth?

Question: should the Chinese authorities take down those Twin Towers model replicas to show respect for those who died in the 911 attacks, or should they leave the models up? Please VOTE in comments section: [You can email me personally at reporter.bloom@gmail.com]

Here is some background info.

The World Park in Beijing

Located in the Fengtai District of Beijing 11 miles from the city proper, the World Park in Beijing features 106 of the most famous sites from 14 countries and regions the world over, including replicas of the TWIN TOWERS STILLS STANDING IN A NEW YORK SKYLINE AREA.

The park includes most of the recognized spots of interest on the globe, INCLUDING NEW YORK CITY, with the TWIN TOWERS STILL STANDING. WTF?

Among these are the Wooden Pagoda in China’s Ying County, the world’s oldest and best-preserved wooden pagoda, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Pharoas of Alexandria and Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Great efforts were made to build the structures out of the same materials as the real ones, and marble and granite surfaces, together with copper and gilded sculptures help produce a realistic effect.

Lawns in the park are dotted with 100 well-known sculptures, among them the Statue of Liberty, the Little Mermaid from Copenhagan, Michelangelo’s David and the Venus de Milo.
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