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In order to help showcase the diversity of China, plans for the pavilion called for a CircleVision 360 film called [[Wonders of China]] to be filmed. To create the movie, Disney entered negotiations with Chinese government over where they could and could not film <ref name= "Spence2"> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2012/02/china_pavilion_part_two.html </ref> Although Disney, and director Jeff Blyth, were initially given tight filming restrictions, the company and China eventually came to an agreement where Chinese film crews would film the country's more “sensitive” areas, where the government did not want Westerners to go (such as Tibet and the Great Wall) <ref name= "Spence2"/>. [[Image:Chinapavilionconcept.jpg|400px|thumb|Concept art for the China pavilion.]]
The China pavilion opened with the rest of World Showcase on October 1, 1982. When the pavilion opened it featured the aforementioned CircleVision attraction [[Wonders of China]], as well as two shops, various gardens and House of the Whispering Willows gallery, which would eventually house authentic Chinese artifacts. The center piece of the China pavilion is a replica of the Hall of Prayer and Good Harvests, which is part of the Temple of Heaven complex located southeast of central Beijing. The replica found in the pavilion was built at ½ scale and designed so that guests had to enter the Hall before seeing [[Wonders of China]].
The first major addition to the China pavilion came in 1983 when the Yong Feng Shangdian Shang Dian (Bountiful Harvest) store opened <ref> https://d23.com/a-to-z/yong-feng-shangdian </ref>. The following April, the House of the Whispering Willows gallery got over fifty artifacts from the Republic of China's Palace Museum <ref> http://www.mainstgazette.com/2012/04/treasures-of-forbidden-city.html </ref>. Throughout the pavilion's history, the contents housed within the gallery have changed.
When the China pavilion opened in 1982, the land adjacent to it was initially earmarked for the planned [[Denmark]] pavilion and featured only manicured lawns. When plans for that pavilion fell through however, the China pavilion was expanded <ref name= "martin"> http://www.martinsvids.net/?p=414 </ref>. As part of the mid 1980s expansion, on September 24, 1985, the counter service [[Lotus Blossom Café]] opened. <ref name= "martin"/> This was shortly followed by the opening of the table service restaurant [[Nine Dragons]] on October 23, 1985 <ref name= "martin"/>.
The next major change to hit the China pavilion came in 2003, when Wonders of China was updated. New scenes and a new narration were added to the film, before it reopened to the public on May 22, 2003 as [[Reflections of China]] <ref name= "martin"/>. Subsequently in September 2007, the Joy of Tea stand opened in the pavilion <ref> https://www.mouseplanet.com/guide/803/Walt-Disney-World/Epcot/World-Showcase--China/Joy-of-Tea </ref>. In 2008, both of China's restaurants- [[Nine Dragons]] and the [[Lotus Blossom Cafe]] were renovated. During the refurbishment, both facades were rethemed to make the restaurants appear more modern <ref name= "martin"/>. A similar refurbishment then took place in 2011 for the pavilion’s shopping venues <ref name= "Shangdian"> http://www.wdwmagic.com/shopping/yong-feng-shangdian/news/04apr2011-epcot's-china-pavilion-shop-reopens-with-a-new-name-and-all-new-store-layout.htm </ref> <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/china/news/06may2011-'the-china-marketplace'-under-refurbishment-at-epcot's-china-pavilion.htm </ref>. At this time, Yong Feng Shangdian was renamed the House of Good Fortune and given a new layout, decor, and merchandise <ref name= "Shangdian"/>.
At the 2017 D23 Expo, Walt Disney Imagineering's Vice President and Senior Creative Executive Tom Fitzgerald announced that Disney would be creating a new CircleVision Circle-Vision film for the China pavilion. According to Disney, the new film will be the first shot using a "next-generation digetal digital camera system" <ref> https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/07/new-film-at-china-pavilion-in-epcot-will-feature-new-technology/ </ref>. Subsequently, on August 25, 2019, Disney announced that a new film titled Wondrous China would be coming to the China pavilion, although an opening date was not announced <ref> https://wdwmagic.com/attractions/reflections-of-china/news/26aug2019-the-china-pavilions-new-movie-to-be-titled-wondrous-china.htm </ref>.
==Current Pavilion Layout==
==Current Attractions==
[[Image:ChinaReflectionsofChina.jpg|400px|thumb|Reflections of China can be found in the China pavilion.]]
'''[[Reflections of China]]'''- This CircleVision 360 film gives guests a breathtaking tour of China. The entrance to the film is located inside the Hall of Prayer and Good Harvest. '''Disney Phineas and Ferb: Agent P's World Showcase Adventure'''- On this interactive adventure, guests use a "F.O.N.E." (Field Operative Notification Equipment) to help Agent P. stop Dr. Doofenshmirtz, by looking for clues throughout World Showcase. The adventure is based on the Disney cartoon Phineas and Ferb.
==Restaurants==
* Inside the Hall of Prayer and Good Harvests there are twelve outer columns supporting the roof. The columns represent the twelve months of the year and the twelve year cycles of the Chinese calendar <ref name= "jack"/>.
* The Street leading from the Wonders of China post-show to the World Showcase Promenade is named the "Street of the Nine Dragons" <ref> https://www.disneydocs.net/epcot-nomenclature </ref>.
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