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36 beautiful Chinese advertising posters of the 30s

Advertising in pre-communist China Before the advent of the Communist regime in 1949, China, and especially Shanghai began to experience some forms of advertising borrowed … Read more

Lost pyramids of Wuhan

At the Moshan Scenic Area, near Wuhan, amongst an overgrowth of dense bushes and thick grass, lie two abandoned pyramids. The structures, designed as tourist … Read more

Spinner 360 in Wonderland

The Unique Features of the Lomography Spinner 360° Camera for Capturing China’s Natural Beauty Dominique Musorrafiti captured this stunning gallery of photos using her Lomography … Read more

27 images of the Bizarre Kingdom of the Little People

Analog Cameras and Rare Films Capture the Theme Park Actors and Set in a Vivid Photo Gallery

Using analog cameras and rare films, Dominique Musorrafiti captured a series of photos portraying the actors of the theme park and their set, resulting in a kaleidoscopic photo gallery.

The Kingdom of the Little People is a theme park in China that employs people with dwarfism to perform comic acts for visitors. It has been both praised for providing job opportunities and criticized for treating dwarfism as a comedic condition. The park requires employees to be less than 51 inches tall and provides accessible dormitories. Visitors can watch performances where the actors pretend to live in small mushroom-shaped houses and act out scenes from fairy tales, ballets, and Qigong, and sometimes hip-hop dances. The park was founded in 2009 by a wealthy real estate investor who hopes to employ 1,000 people with dwarfism and make the park a popular tourist destination.

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