China Unveils Epic 1,320-Ton God Of War Statue

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You’d expect a God of War statue to look pretty epic. But there’s epic and then there’s EPIC, and this enormous statue of Guan Yu, a famous general in Chinese history who was later deified, is most definitely EPIC. The statue has just been unveiled in Guan Yu Park in Jingzhou, China. It’s 58 metres (190ft) tall and weighs over 1,320 tonnes, and it contains over 4,000 strips of bronze. It was designed by Han Meilin, who is probably best known for his designs of the 2008 Beijing Olympics mascots, and the monument is so big that there’s even an 8,000sqm museum inside it! Guan Yu lived during China’s turbulent Three Kingdoms period. He carried an axe-like weapon called a Green Dragon Crescent Blade, which has been immortalised with him as part of the statue. The only difference is that the weapon now weighs 136 tonnes! Did we mention this statue was epic? golden phoenix, news, giant, statue, mao, zedong, mao zedong, gold-painted, communist china, founding father, erected, open countryside, capitalists, 3 million yuan, empty fields, henan, iron grip, seated in thoughtful repose, his hands crossed, local entrepreneurs, china, president, xi jinping, great famine, cultural revolution, great helmsman, zhushigang village, terra-cotta, warrior, emperor, afterlife, army, national geographic, mao statue, golden mao, huge golden statue, chinese villagers, build, giant golden mao, gigantic golden statue, chairman mao, chinese, builds, massive golden statue, chairman, chinese statue, construct, massive, golden, mao zedong golden statue, mao zedong statue, giant gold, gold, treasure, korean, kim, most, expensive, buidling, burj, tower, timelapse, videos, vid, 金色, 雕像, 茂, 巨大, 最大, 金, jīnsè, diāoxiàng, mào, jùdà, zuìdà, jīn, mao's, statues, face, demolitions, zootopia, lego, lego art, golden mao jedang, golden mao jedang statue demolition, golden mao jedang statue demolition in china, jedang statue demolition in china, mao jedang statue, golden mao jedang statue, edang statue demolition in china, mysterious giant golden statue of mao is gone, newly built gold-painted statue of mao zedong demolished, youth mao zedong statue, ntv, ntv news, ntv telugu news, ntv live, ntv youtube zeus (fictional character), first, battle, tales, big, kratos, god, of, war, feature, playstation 3, god of war: ascension, games, ign, ign unboxings, ign unboxing, unboxing, god of war, sony, ps4, review, custom, exclusive, hd, playstation, game play, play through, all cut scenes, scea, action, ps2, superguide, mycheats, 1up, strategy, guide, hints, secrets, cheats, tips, collection, bust, toy, game of the year, gameplay, trailer, santa monicxa, blade of olympus, god of war 2, god of war 3, power, dominate, ares, bad ass, epic, warrior, champion, god of war ascension, multiplayer, ascension playstation 3, video game, zeus, poseidon, hades, vengeance, mythology, titan, revenge, todd papy, david jaffe