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Joss House - Project of building a Chinese
Temple located in Weaverville CA. Got the idea for my daughter's
class, which does a 4th Grade project. Usually it's a mission, Mining
Camp, or a Rail Road. Instead, we did something related to Chinese
during the Gold Rush. We learned a lot about Chinese in California
during the gold rush.
Links:
http//www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=457
- Info. on the California State Park
http//www.calgold.com/goldenparks/Default.asp?Series=100&Show=521
- Huell Howser Video for sale
http//www.virtualguidebooks.com/NorthCalif/KlamathTrinity/TrinityGold/WeavervilleJossHouseL.html
- Cool site that offers a virtual walk around the Joss House.
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Material Needed: |
Board
Green Styrofoam
Balsa Wood
Trees
Plastic Fencing
Shrubbery
Paint (Red, Brown, Blue, Gold, White, and Green).
Plastic Bridge
Optional - Small animals (goes on top of the building at each
end). HO scale should work.
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Tools Needed: |
- Coping Saw
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Instructions: |
1. Take blue prints, make copy.
2. Cut out and attach to wood. Cut out.
3. Suggest use Hot Glue to attach. After finish building, paint
structure.
4. For ground, use styrofoam. Cut out stream area with saw.
Glue to board.
5. Then landscape. Bridge we bought with fencing was brown, so
repainted them Red.
6. Attach to side of model information on Joss House and Chinese History
available from the Internet. Cut to size.
7. Paint per photo's.
8. If you have somebody who can do write Chinese, take a fine permanent
marker and write next to the doors.
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Blue Prints - The Joss House State Park was super helpful by
actually sending us blue prints of the building. Right click to
download. |
Front
Floor Plan
Right Side
Left Side
Back
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I would like to acknowledge help from my Father
who got the blue prints, and both of my parents help in building this
project along with my daughter. My Father-in-law (who has the best
Chinese writing in the house) wrote the Chinese Characters on the door
sides. We had to watch the video to figure out the words. My
wife did touch up. My daughter grade was on the landscaping, so the
extra help doing the building was OK per her teacher. It compared very
well to the other projects in the class, even the student who had a Father
who is an architect. |
