The project has so far cost the town some $291,000 and became a point of contention during the recent mayoral election. The mayor's dream to build a tourist attraction (including a live cam showing building progress) soon turned fowl. The project was inspired by the wild Burmese chickens that run around the town. Jim Puckett, the mayor of Fitzgerald, Georgia, was not playing chicken when he decided to construct the world’s largest topiary. It does not store any personal data.The giant chicken imagined by former Mayor Jim Puckett, stopped mid-construction The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Source and images via Sploid and Hubei Provincial A bird’s eye view of the statue shows how enormous it is The staff and crescent blade combo weapon stretches 230 feet and weighs 136 tons Guan Yu is a General know for his righteousness in the era of Three Kingdoms Unfortunately, we are not able to locate the official website, if any, of this majestic venue, but I am sure if you are keen, you will find your way there when you hit up Jingzhou City, Hubei province. With a theme revolving around ‘righteousness’, the Guan Gong Museum is a place to showcase the man’s righteous spirit. With such an obscene amount sunk into the project, it is only natural that it draw flak from the Internet, but we are not going dwell in it cos’ this statue is nonetheless, a testimony of Chinese engineering feat and that’s not to mention that it did provide jobs over the last two years in construction and will continue to do so as the park and museum operates.Īpart from the obvious like boosting tourism, the Guan Gong project also aims to fortify Jingzhou’s status as the history and cultural city. NOW READ Costa Rican Adventures: Exploring The Outdoors All 1,336 tons of it is ready for battle Construction of the park kicked off in February 2014 with a total of 15 billion Yuan (roughly about US2.24 billion) invested. The statue, officially unveiled on June 17, is situated atop of Guan Gong Museum at the heart of Guan Gong Righteous Park – one of the designated focal points of Jingzhou city’s tourist attraction. All told, the entire bronze-clad effigy comes in at a mind-numbing 1,336 tons, which is nearly six times heavier than the Statue of Liberty. The said weapon stretches 70 meters (230 feet) and weighs in at an uber hefty 136 tons. Majestic as it is imposing: this effigy is clad in bronze and stands 190 feet tall Located in Jingzhou City, Hubei province, this imposing statue designed by renown artist Han Meilin measures 58 meters (190 feet) tall and weighs an incredible 1,200 tons and that’s yet to include the traditional Chinese staff and blade combo weapon known as ‘Qing Long Yan Yue Dao’ (loosely translate to “ Green Dragon Crescent Blade“) the deified warrior holds in his right hand. Among the many things China is capable of achieving is building insanely huge or complex structures and the colossal statue of Chinese legendary General Guan Yu (or more commonly known as Guan Gong, which loosely translates to ‘Lord Guan’) is the latest example.
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