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China to get concrete dragon
27 March 2007
Tourists visiting Henan province in China will soon be welcomed by a giant concrete dragon.
Authorities are investing in a 21-kilometre structure which will be placed along the ridge of the Shizu mountain in the region, reports the Shanghai Daily.
The dragon will not merely be built for aesthetic reasons however, with the inside set to be home to a number of display rooms.
A light railway is to be built to transport tourists and locals to the structure and the entire project is expected to cost in the region of 300m yuan (£19.7m).
Officials are hoping to have the attraction fully open and working by 2009 to coincide with China's 60th anniversary of communist rule.
'The 21 kilometre length represents the wish that China will experience rapid development in the 21st century,' said project director Li Xiong.
Some people in China are opposed to the project however, describing it as inappropriate and disrespectful.
'Shizu mountain is a symbol of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor, who is considered the earliest ancestor of China,' revealed Dai Songcheng, director of the Henan institute of culture.
'Such an immense structure on the mountaintop is disrespectful to Huangdi.'
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Authorities are investing in a 21-kilometre structure which will be placed along the ridge of the Shizu mountain in the region, reports the Shanghai Daily.
The dragon will not merely be built for aesthetic reasons however, with the inside set to be home to a number of display rooms.
A light railway is to be built to transport tourists and locals to the structure and the entire project is expected to cost in the region of 300m yuan (£19.7m).
Officials are hoping to have the attraction fully open and working by 2009 to coincide with China's 60th anniversary of communist rule.
'The 21 kilometre length represents the wish that China will experience rapid development in the 21st century,' said project director Li Xiong.
Some people in China are opposed to the project however, describing it as inappropriate and disrespectful.
'Shizu mountain is a symbol of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor, who is considered the earliest ancestor of China,' revealed Dai Songcheng, director of the Henan institute of culture.
'Such an immense structure on the mountaintop is disrespectful to Huangdi.'
© Adfero Ltd
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