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{{Template:Infobox Disney ride || image=ReflectionsChinaCheshireCafe.jpg| caption='''The entrance sign for Reflections of China.the Cheshire Cafe'''| landopened=World Showcase2011 (As Cheshire Cafe)| openedpark= May 22, 2003Magic Kingdom| typeland= Circle Vision 360 FilmFantasyland| parkcustom_label_5= EpcotSponsored By| durationcustom_value_5=13:00 <ref name= "D23"> https://d23.com/a-to-z/reflections-of-china-film/ </ref>Minute Maid| custom_label_1 = Formally Known AsRestaurant Type| custom_value_1 = Wonders of ChinaQuick Service|custom_label_2= FastPass +Menu Type|custom_value_2= NoCereal and Minute Maid snacks|custom_label_3= BudgetBased on|custom_value_3= 1,000,000 <ref nameAlice in Wonderland| custom_label_4= "times"/> Previously Known As| custom_value_4= Enchanted Grove (Wonders of China1983-2011)}}Reflections of China Cheshire Cafe is a movie located within the [[China]] pavilion, within quick service restaurant in [[EpcotFantasyland]].==Attraction Restaurant History==In the late 1970sThe building that today houses Cheshire Cafe originally opened in 1973 as Fantasyland Art Festival, with most of the planning for World Showcase complete, Disney approached the People's Republic of China about creating a travelogue video for caricature and portrait merchandise location. In 1983 the China pavilion building was repurposed as a dining location named Enchanted Grove <ref > http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/fanart.htm </ref>. The quick service restaurant remained essentially the same until October 11, 2011 when it was renamed Cheshire Cafe <Ref name= "Jackeasywdw"> http://landwww.allearseasywdw.netcom/blogseasy/jackspenceblog/walt_disney_worldcheshire-cafe-replaces-enchanted-grove-at-magic-kingdom/theme_parks</epcotref> <ref> http:/china/ www.wdwmagic.com/dining/enchanted-grove/news/09nov2011-fantasyland's-'enchanted-grove'-to-be-renamed-'cheshire-cafe'.htm </ref>. Although interestedFollowing the name change, the Chinese government light blue shingles on the restaurant's roof was concerned about giving Westerners permission to film their country. In factremoved, China originally insisted as was the ivy that all of Disney’s filming could be strictly supervised, and they refused to let Imagineers take aerial shots of Tibet or found on the Great Wall <ref name= "Jack"/>. Disney was uncomfortable with this agreement, and after showing Chinese officials the movie Fantasia, they were able to acquire more freedombuilding <ref name= "Jackeasywdw"/>.

After two months of scouting, filming of the film began in the fall of 1981<ref name= "Jack"/>. The film was shot in Circle Vision 360, which required crews to film on nine cameras, which were stationed on a platform. Imagineers returned to China in the winter of 1982, to record the seasonal changes, before concluding filming in the spring<ref name= "Jack"/>. In order to make the film more interesting, Disney decided to use the famous Chinese poet, Li Bai as the films narrator. Li Bai (who is known as Li Po in the West) <ref nameMenu= "book"> The EPCOT explorer's encyclopedia: R. Pedersen - Epcyclopedia Press - 2011 </ref> wrote over 1,000 poems during =To see the Tang Period<ref name= "Jack"/>. According to director Jeff BlythCheshire Cafe’s current menu click below:

{{Quotation|I chose Li Po, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, to be our 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 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>}} 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://newsdisneyworld.googledisney.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19820607&id=tvdLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7014,2843621&hl=en </ref>. The film opened with the rest of World Showcase on October 1, 1982. The film remained unchanged until 2002. By 2002, China had become both an industrial country and a popular tourist attraction. With these changes, Wonders of China began to seem dated. Imagineers eventually decided that they needed to update the film, and on March 25, 2002 the Wonders of China was shown for the final time <ref name= "book"/>.  On May 23, 2003 an updated version of Wonders of China made its debut in the China pavilion <ref name= "Jack"/>. The new film, known as Reflections of China, now featured Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Macau. Other scenes, including the Great Wall, Tienanmen Square, Beijing, Harbin, and Urumqi were all updated for the 21st century <ref name= "Jack"/>. For the refurbishment, all of the narration was re-dubbed, and a new score was composed by Richard Bellis <ref name= "book"/>. Since 2003, Reflections of China has not experienced any changes. ==Film Plot <ref name= "Jack"/>==The scenes in the current version of Reflections of China are: * The Great Wall at Jinshanling * Shanghai from the Bund with a view of Pudong * Shanghai montage * Nanjing Road, Shanghai * Shanghai from the riverfront park * Huangpu waterfront * Morning exercises in Hangzhou * Huangshan mountain * Li Bai's study * Yangtze River * Suzhou canals and garden * Heavenly Lake in wilderness of Xinjiang Province * Urumqi night market * Gobi Desert, Gansu Province * Inner Mongolia * Yunnan Province * Shilin Stone Forest, Yunnan Province * Harbin Ice Festival, Heilongjiang Province * Macau * Hong Kong * Hong Kong skyline * Dragon Wall in Behai Park, Beijing * Terracotta Soldiers * Ming Tomb Statues  * Giant Buddah of Leshan * Peking Opera performing "Havoc in Heaven" * Forbidden City in Beijing * Tien An Men Square in Beijing * Behai Park, Beijing * Reed Flute Cave at Guilin * Limestone formations at Guilin * The Li River * The Great Wall at Jinshanling ==Watch the Film==To see the Reflections of China film, click play below: {{#ev:youtube|ljykYbUslBU|420}} ==Cast and Crew=='''Keye Luke'''- Li Bai (In Reflections of China a look-alike was used for the new scenes) <ref> http://2719hyperion.blogspotgo.com/2011dining/02/saturdaymagic-at-archives-farewell-to-friend.html <kingdom/ref> '''Leon Chooluck'''cheshire- Production Manager (Wonders of China) <ref name= "times"/> '''Jeff Blythe'''- Director/Writer (both films) <ref name= "D23"cafe/> <ref name= "times"menus/>

* When filming Cheshire Cafe is named after the Huangshan Mountain sequence, over three dozen locals were hired to lift a 300-pound camera up 16,700 stone steps <ref name= "Jack"/>Cheshire Cat character in Alice and Wonderland.  * In Wonders of China guests could see the Peking Opera Company perform The Monkey King Raises Havoc in Heaven <ref This name= "times"/> * To make ties the scene seem more natural, actors were used instead of real tourists restaurant in with the Great Wall scene <ref name= "times"/>nearby [[Mad Tea Party]] attraction.