Yuntian Gong

[Randy W]

We seem to visit about once every six years - this is our third one. Some major improvements to the grounds

The big guy is still visible from our bathroom window, but just barely

From my Bathroom Window . . .

and more pictures on my Facebook post from 2010

https://www.facebook.com/randy.walser/media_set?set=a.125738317458276.14007.100000663263693&type=3

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[Mick]

Beautiful - can you give a bit of history?

[Randy W]

No - sorry! All I know is that it was built by a Taiwanese investor. I have no idea why he invested his money (around $350 million USD, I hear) this way, or why he chose Yulin. The City of Yulin is extending the park area that the Buddha overlooks, but can't afford to tear down existing buildings - Jiaying's mother's home is slated to become a pond - because of the relocation expenses.

I'm talking about the narrow-ish slot BETWEEN the newer, taller buildings in the center of the picture.

You can see the new park area in the center of this picture, where there aren't any buildings over the 7 story limit - just old buildings that haven't yet been torn down. The new park area extends about 1 km beyond the Riverside Park.

The $350 million figure seems incredibly low for how extravagant the place is.

Our bathroom window is on the right side, barely visible between the two tall buildings on the right. (CCR - There's a Bathroom on the Right !??!?)

This is a similar picture that they had taken during construction.

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[Randy W]

 

 

 

[Randy W]

This is a Google translate version from http://www.yuntian-city.com/

Full name: Guangxi Yulin Yuntian Folk Culture World Address: 461 Jiangbin Road, Yulin, Guangxi, China

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Yulin Scenery: Yuntian Culture City (No. 2 Tibet Potala Palace)

Time: 2017-05-25 | Views: 482

In Yulin city south bank, a strangely shaped antique building stands in the city center, it is indeed stand out. It is today's fascinating world-class comprehensive museum of culture and the arts, a world-class large man-made tourist landscape Yuntian folk culture world. Yulin, all the guests and visitors from afar, as long as close to or into the wonders of architecture, and immediately feel the building is so magnificent, the shape is so elegant, culture is so profound, the atmosphere is so cordial, an irresistible The cultural and artistic atmosphere blowing, whether it is size, layout, style, or temperament, taste, style, are rare in the world today. Local people take it as Yulin culture representative of the city and the city's landmark architecture, kindly call it Sky City; tourism industry who praise it as Guangxi tourism "north to see Guilin, Yulin, south of" new highlights and crystal image, It is one of the outstanding people in large-scale man-made tourism landscapes in Guangxi and even in the whole country. People in the construction industry praise it as an exquisite cultural building and cultural heritage that can be passed on to future generations. Outsiders regard it as the window of Yulin and the window of Guangxi, Window and world brand. No matter from what point of view and evaluation, Yuntian Culture City, the interpretation of the message is: it from the day it was born can not find the answer from the general category of architecture, it combines the educational functions of cultural and arts museum and the Chinese nation more than five thousand The history of traditional culture perfect blend of years, the use of multi-layer space modeling, a variety of categories of art, China's long-standing national culture reproduce, aroused endless mesmerizing reverie. As people have said, Yuntian Culture City is a fine culture, not only belongs to Taiwan businessmen, belongs to Yulin City, belongs to Guangxi, but also belongs to the entire China and the world.

 

Although it is still under intense construction with craze, its strong attraction has gradually emerged. Both tourists and businessmen both at home and abroad are anxious to see it. That unique majestic and comprehend its profound cultural charm fast. It is foreseeable that in the near future, Yuntian Culture City will serve as a first-rate tourist destination for thousands of Chinese and foreign tourists and business people pouring into Yulin each day to provide historical experience of more than 5,000 years of Chinese traditional culture. The world will see from this external window a new Yulin singing the 21st century. This is the "cloud-sky culture phenomenon." The author from the tour, understand, feel, understand the process of this cloud-day cultural city, have a lot of associations.

 

One of the associations, Yuntian Culture City based on the exploration of ethnic culture and innovation, to show the world Chinese history and culture, Yulin city solidification of the outstanding movement.

Ideas determine the way out. Yuntian folk culture from the failure of the original development of commercial housing practice, resolutely topple the original ideas, re-examine the direction and form of investment in Yulin. Taiwan businessmen standing in the Yulin future direction of development, design and construction of a unique, international cultural boutique - Sky City, in order to develop the sustainable development and utilization of intangible resources, packaging with national culture, by building this carrier Carry forward the traditional culture of history of the Chinese nation for more than 5,000 years, use culture to talk to the world, and learn about Yulin through culture. The exquisite style in Yuntian Culture City makes this building create beautiful space for living and synthesize the artistic objects so as to achieve "every step by step and scenery with culture", each of which shows the deepness of China The atmosphere and content of the traditional culture of history, so that people dumping and amazed. This is exactly the purpose for the architects of Yuntian Culture City to persevere in continuously expanding and extending the traditional culture of the Chinese nation.

 

 

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[Mick]

Randy, I caught the subtle reference to Bad Moon Rising you made. Great minds. . . . .

[Allon]

Great pictures, Randy. My new monitor really brings out the colors nicely.

[Randy W]

Just took this one tonight (and a little Photoshopping)