Madame Tussauds of Wuhan

Madame Tussauds Wuhan is located on Han Street, which runs along the south bank of the Chu River, and is part of Wuhan’s central cultural zone. Opened to the public on September 28, 2013, it’s the 3rd Madame Tussauds in China, following Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, which was opened in 2000, and Madame Tussauds Shanghai, which was opened in 2006.

The Wuhan exhibition venue is divided into two parts over an area of about 1,551 square meters. It offers the ultimate celebrity experience, displaying over 50 lifelike waxworks of music stars, Hollywood film legends, sporting greats, historical icons, famous politicians and local heroes. The currently 50 wax figures include Crystal Liu (an actress from Wuhan), Albert Einstein, Jackie Chan, Jay Chou (a singer from Taiwan), Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Li Na (a professional tennis player from Wuhan), Michael Jackson, Rihanna, Sandra Ng (an actress from Hong Kong). They are either local celebrities or foreign celebrities most likely to be recognized by local people.

Costing over one million Chinese yuan each, the wax figures are so vivid that they even have freckles and pores. To make such lifelike figures, the celebrities themselves need to be accurately measured. Over 250 items of data of the specific celebrity is collected and 180 photos are taken from each perspective, which usually takes about 2 hours. Then all this material is taken back to Madame Tussauds in London, where the wax figure is to be made.

The whole process to make a pair of artificial eyes takes up to fifteen hours. The process of making a set of teeth is more complicated. From molding to coloring, it is like tailor-making a set of false teeth for the celebrity him/her self. The hair for the head is real, collected from people with hair similar to that of the celebrity. Each hair is planted individually into the wax head by hand. It is then cut and styled to match that of the celebrity.

Arms and legs are moulded in the same way as the head. A stand of metal tubes, wires and fiber glass is made to support the wax figure much like the bones of a human body and the body is formed in the same way as the head.

Visitors can get close enough to hug their heroes and take the perfect photo with wax figures of the world’s most famous faces.

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