Chinese+Village

__ **The Chinese Village ** __
At the world's fair, the chinese village was one of the largest buildings. It contained the Joss house, a cafe, and a theater. The Joss house was where people or ancestors could worship the dead and or living things. Not only was this the biggest section it was the most populated building. In the cafe, visitors could relax and eat with friends and family. As well as chinese food, the cafe sold many american foods. In the theater, the stage and actors were the most important attraction. Being the big theater that it is, they had to put out a lot of money and time into producing plays. The "Wah Mee Corporation" were the people who directed the theater mainly. The Joss house, in the Chinese Village, featured an extensive an extensice Daoist-Buddhist shrine with statues of Guandi, Guanyin, and other deities, as well as the baskets and fortune-telling sticks shown here.

The economic part of the chinese village was the theater. The theater was always very filled with people and it always brought in a lot of money.

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