![]() The whole statue, however, didn't gain approval from the relevant authorities, except for its base, a two-story building called the Guan Gong cultural exhibition center. ![]() The whole project was built to boost tourism based on the image of Guan Yu and the ancient cultural background of Jinzhou, a city that was listed in the first batch of 24 famous historical and cultural cities in China in 1982 which includes Beijing, Xi'an of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province and Lhasa of Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The statue stands in a Guan Yu-themed park which began construction in 2014 and operation in 2016. Qin Jun, deputy director of Jingzhou's natural resources and planning bureau, admitted that the statue is still "too big and tall," although he noted that there is no explicit height limitations on sculptures in the city's planning rules. Jingzhou has organized experts from planning, architecture, sculpture, and cultural protection areas to formulate a relocation plan for the statue, the Jingzhou government announced on Tuesday, after state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) revealed on Monday that local authorities have been turning a deaf ear to conversations about the two-year-long construction of the statute which actually didn't acquire any official approval.Ĭovering an area of 228 mu (15.2 hectares) and weighing more than 1,200 tons, the illegally-built statue measures 57.3 meters in height, surpassing almost double the 24-meter height limit on buildings where the statue is located, CCTV reported. The giant bronze statue of Guan Gong (or Guan Yu), the renown ancient Chinese general from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), in a park in Jingzhou, Central China's Hubei Province, may have to find another place to stay, after drawing criticism from China's authorities and public who said that its obtrusive size and incompatible appearance have damaged the style and historical context of the ancient city. Sources: shanghaiist.The giant bronze statue of Guan Gong in Jingzhou, Central China's Hubei Province Photo: IC See the white selection patch on the right-bottom corner. ![]() This image released by the Chinese media appears to have been photoshopped over a crimson sky for a dramatic effect. That one measures 61 meters tall, including a 19-meters-tall pedestal. Aside from the latest statue in Jingzhou, there is another large statue of him in Guan's hometown in the Shanxi province. Praised and respected for his loyalty and righteousness, small shrines and statues to Guan are almost ubiquitous in traditional Chinese shops and restaurants. Guan's true life stories have now largely be given way to fictionalized ones. He was eventually turned into a god and is worshipped as thus, especially in southern China. General Guan Yu lived during a restless period in Chinese history known as the Three Kingdoms, and was later immortalized in one of China's most famous historical novel. It stands 48 meters tall, atop a 10-meter-high pedestal and is reported to weigh over 1,320 tons. The statue depicts the 3rd century BC general carrying an intimidating axe-like weapon called the "Green Dragon Crescent Blade". An enormous statue of the ancient Chinese warrior Guan Yu was recently unveiled at a park in Jingzhou city in Hubei province.
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