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In When Imagineers initially conceived the late 1970sChina pavilion, with most plans for what would eventually become Reflections of the planning China originally called for World Showcase completethe film to be shown on a standard theater screen <ref name= "Martin2"> http://www.martinsvids.net/ </ref>. Subsequently, Disney approached however, the attraction was developed into a CircleVision 360 film. In order to create the attraction, a ''MacGillivray Freeman Films'' crew led by director Jeff Blyth traveled to China about creating to film a travelogue video for style movie <ref name= "Jack"> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/walt_disney_world/theme_parks/epcot/china/ </ref>. Initially, the Chinese government was interested in partnering with Disney, but was uncomfortable with Western crews filming their country. Because of this, at the outset, the government put strict restrictions of Disney's film crew, including making the Great Wall and Tibet off limits. As Disney and China pavilioncontinued to negotiate over filming restrictions, little progress was being made. Although interestedIn a last ditch effort to attain more creative freedom, Disney showed representatives from China the film Fantasia<ref name= "Jack"/>. This showing seemingly helped convince the Chinese government to loosen their restrictions, and Disney was concerned about giving Westerners permission given more autonomy. As part of the new agreement, when shots of China's "sensitive" areas was called for, Blyth would turn the sequence over to his Chinese counterpart<ref name= "Jack"/>. The Chinese film their countrycrew would then film the scene, before it was reviewed by the American team, who would then decided if any additional takes were needed. In fact After two months of scouting, the filming of Reflections of China originally insisted began in the fall of 1981<ref name= "Jack"/>. As previously mentioned, the film was shot in CircleVision 360, which required crews to film on nine cameras, that all were stationed on a platform. Imagineers returned to China in the winter of Disney’s 1981 to record the seasonal changes, before concluding filming the following spring <ref name= "Jack"/>. To narrate the film, Blyth decided to use the famous Chinese poet, Li Bai. Li Bai (who is known as Li Po in the West) <ref name= "book"> The EPCOT explorer's encyclopedia: R. Pedersen - Epcyclopedia Press - 2011 </ref> wrote over 1,000 poems during the Tang Period<ref name= "Jack"/>. According to director Jeff Blyth:[[Image:LiPo.jpg|400px|thumb| Li Bai served as Wonders of China's narrator.]]{{Quotation|I chose Li Po, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, to be strictly supervisedour guide and on-camera narrator. This might seem like the equivalent of using Shakespeare to narrate a film on present day England, but I deliberately chose a historic figure so that the words he spoke would not seem to some conservative members of the audience like the official party line. <ref name="casting"> Viner, Michael, and they refused Terrie Maxine. Frankel. Tales from the Casting Couch: An Unprecedented Candid Collection of Stories, Essays, and Anecdotes by and about Legendary Hollywood Stars, Starlets, and Wanna-bes--. Beverly Hills, CA: Dove, 1995. Print. Pages 68-69 </ref>}} In the film, Li Po was played by Chinese actor Shih Kuan, whose voice was then overdubbed by Keye Luke.  The completed Wonders of China film was approximately 19 minutes long, and it featured parts of China that had never been seen by most Westerners <ref name= "Jack"/>. The total cost of making the film as just over $1,000,000 <ref name= "times"> https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19820607&id=tvdLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7014,2843621&hl=en </ref>. The attraction opened with the rest of [[EPCOT Center]] on October 1, 1982.  By 2002, China had become both an industrial country and a popular tourist attraction. With these changes, Wonders of China began to let seem dated. Imagineers take aerial shots eventually decided that they needed to update the film, and on March 25, 2002 Wonders of Tibet or China was shown for the Great Wallfinal time <ref name= "book"/>. Disney was uncomfortable  Jeff Blythe returned to direct the updated film, which would combine new footage of the country shot in 2002, with this agreementscenes from the original film, and after showing scenes shot in 1981 that had never been used. Disney's film crews arrived in China in September 2002 for two months of filming<ref name="Chinanews"/>. Joined by filmmakers from the the China Research Institute of Film Science, the team set out to record new footage in seven Chinese officials cities<ref name="Chinanews"/>. Among the movie Fantasiabiggest additions to film, they were able to acquire more freedomscenes featuring Hong Kong and Macao which were not governed by China when the original Wonders of China film was made.In a similar fashion, film crews also reshot Shanghai, which had been modernized in the intervening twenty years. Other scenes, including the Great Wall, Tienanmen Square, Beijing, Harbin, and Urumqi were all updated for the 21st century <ref name= "Jack"/>. When commenting on the updated film, Blyth noted:

After two months of scouting, the filming of the movie began in the fall of 1981. {{Quotation| "The film was shot in Circle Vision 360, which required crews biggest difference is that 20 years ago we had permission to film on nine camerasthese locations, which but people did not really understand what we were stationed on a platformdoing. Imagineers returned to China in the winter of 1982, to record the seasonal changes, before concluding filming in the spring. In order to make the film more interesting, Disney decided to use the famous Chinese poet, Li Bai We did not get as the films narrator. Li Bai (who is known much cooperation as Li Po in the West) wrote over 1,000 poems during the Tang Period. we are getting now"<ref name="Chinanews"/>}}

The completed Wonders In addition to the updated scenes, Reflections of China (as the film was approximately 19 minutes long, would now be called) also received and it updated score composed by Richard Bellis <ref name="book"/>. This score featured parts new sections added to a revised version of the original Wonders of China that had never been seen by most Westernersscore. The film opened with Finally, although the rest of World Showcase on October 1film was still narrated by Li Po, 1982. The a new narration was recorded for the film remained unchanged until 2005. By 2005In the attraction's new scenes, China had become both an industrial country and a popular tourist attraction. With these changesbody double was used to replace original actor Shi Kuan, Wonders of China began who was too old to seem datedreprise his role. Imagineers eventually decided that they needed A new actor was brought in to update overdub Po's narration throughout the entire film, and on March 25as Keye Luke had passed away in 1991. In total, 2003 the Wonders Reflections of China was shown for the final timeis six minutes shorter than its predecessor.

On May 23, 2005 an updated version of Wonders of China made its debut in the China pavilion. The new film, known as Reflections of Chinaofficially opened to guests on May 23, now featured Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Macau2003. Other scenesSince this time, including the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Beijing, Harbinattraction has not seen any major changes. At the 2017 D23 Expo however, Walt Disney Imagineering's Vice President and Urumqi were all updated Senior Creative Executive Tom Fitzgerald announced that Disney would be creating a new Circle-Vision film for the 21st century[[China]] pavilion. For the refurbishmentAccording to Disney, all of the narration was renew film will be the first shot using a "next-dubbed, and anew score was composed by Richard Bellisgeneration digital camera system" <ref> https://disneyparks. Since 2005disney.go.com/blog/2017/07/new-film-at-china-pavilion-in-epcot-will-feature-new-technology/ </ref>. It is unclear at this time what relation, if any, the new film will have to the current Reflections of China has not changedfilm.

==Film Plot<ref name= "Jack"/>==[[Image:ReflectionsofChinafilimng.jpg|400px|thumb|The scenes in the current version filming of Wonders of China]]Reflections of China areshowcases many of China's cultural and natural landmarks. The scenes in the film depict:

==Fun Facts Cast and TriviaCrew=====Wonders of China===''' Kuan Shih'''- Li Bai (Body) <ref name="imdb"> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084915/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast </ref>

* Veteran actor '''Keye Luke, portrayed '''- Li Bai in the Wonders of China film(Voice) <ref> Blyth, Jeff. “INTERVIEW WITH JEFF BLYTH, DIRECTOR OF REFLECTIONS OF CHINA.” Tiara Talk Show, Mar. 2014. </ref>

* Many of Luke's original scenes were re''Jeff Blyth'''-dubbed by a new actor when the film became Reflections of China. Director/Writer <ref name= "D23"/> <ref name= "times"/>

* When filming the Huangshan Mountain sequence, over three dozen locals were hired to lift a 300'''Leon Chooluck'''-pound camera up 16,700 stone steps. Production Manager <ref name= "times"/>

http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/walt_disney_world/theme_parks/epcot/china'''Peter Anderson'''- Visual Effects <ref name="imdb"/>

http:'''Woody Mu'''- Sound Recording <ref name="imdb"//www.2719hyperion.com/2007/03/farewell-to-friend.html>===Reflections of China===

'''Jeff Blyth'''-Director <ref name= "D23"/> '''Steve Spiegel''' Writer <ref name="Chinanews"> http://www.martinsvidschina.org.cn/english/culture/43324.htm </ref> ==Fun Facts and Trivia=====Wonders of China===* When filming the Huangshan Mountain sequence, over three dozen locals were hired to lift a 300-pound camera up 16,700 stone steps <ref name= "Jack"/>.  * In Wonders of China guests could see the Peking Opera Company perform The Monkey King Raises Havoc in Heaven <ref name= "times"/> * To make the scene seem more natural, in Wonders of China, actors were used instead of real tourists in the Great Wall scene <ref name= "times"/> * Wonders of China was occasionally referred to by the longer title "Wonders of China- Land of Beauty, Land of Time <ref> https://www.disneydocs.net/?p_files/ugd/5db718_0b875a96406e4bc4a103b184e3d1dc11.pdf </ref> ==References==711