Inside the Kingdom of the Little People
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When we arrived here for the second time, references to Snow White disappeared, but dwarfs were still the main attraction.
A number of dwarfs, a deformed calf, and a talented acrobat from Xinjiang are the main attractions of the theme park.
Twice a day dwarf dancers and dwarf singers performed in front of an audience of families and schools. If at first glance, this idea of creating a theme park based on dwarfs could be perplexing, for these people coming from all parts of China, was certainly one of the few alternatives to a life of begging.
If you want to know more, read here or here.
UPDATE: A friend told us the Empire has been shut down recently (2015).
Pictures & video by Matteo Damiani
The article was originally published on Aug 8, 2011, Latest update Jul 18, 2019
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