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Gargantuan God of War statue in China offers quite a sight
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Han Meilin, famously known for his design of the 2008 Beijing Olympics mascot, designed this colossal sculpture as a symbol to "brotherhood, integrity, loyalty and righteousness". (CCTVNews/-)
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eighing in at over 1320 tons and measuring around 58 meters, a giant statue of the deified general, Guan Yu, has been erected in Guan Yu Park in Jingzhou, China.
Han Meilin, famously known for his design of the 2008 Beijing Olympics mascot, designed this colossal sculpture as a symbol to brotherhood, integrity, loyalty and righteousness, he says. It was created to look like an ancient warship, and the effigy is so large that visitors can explore a museum of 8000 square meters inside it.
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The general, also known as Guan Di, is holding his widely-known "green dragon crescent blade", which has been expanded to weigh 136 tons.
As the main focus of the park, the monument is coated with over 4000 panels of bronze, making it one of the biggest attractions in the region. (jam/kes)
