Dwarfs empire in China – The Empire of Dwarfs, a crazy theme park not far from Kunming.
References to Snow White are disappeared, but dwarfs are 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 perform in front of an audience of families and schools. If at first glance, this idea of creating a theme park based on dwarfs can at least be perplexing, for these people who come from all parts of China, is certainly one of the few alternatives to a life of begging.
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UPDATE: A friend told us the Empire has been shut down recently (2015).
The kingdom of the Chinese dwarfs
Pictures & video by Matteo Damiani
The article was originally published on Aug 8, 2011, Latest update Jul 18, 2019
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CHINA-UNDERGROUND. Matteo Damiani is an Italian sinologist, photographer, author and motion designer. Matteo lived and worked for ten years in China. Founder of CinaOggi.it and China-underground.com.