7. Homage to the Gods, Tianzi Hotel, Langfang, China
China has a history of carving enormous Buddhas into mountainsides. One hotel owner took that tradition a few steps further, erecting a vast trio of habitable gods in the middle of Hebei province, east of Beijing. The 10 story building shows three deities, Fu, Lu and Shou, the Gods of good fortune, longevity and prosperity. Shou, the gentleman with the white beard, welcomes guests through a door in his right foot, while in his right hand, he holds the Peach of Immortality – which houses the best suite in the hotel. Immediately after its construction it held the Guinness World Record for the World’s Biggest Image Building. All the windows of the hotel seem to be hidden behind the patterns of dresses. There are two entrances – on the right and on the left. I wonder what the hotel’s description is on Expedia orTravelocity. Alas none could be found.
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