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Giant Lion Carved From Single Tree By 20 People In 3 Years Becomes The World’s Largest Redwood Sculpture

A giant wooden sculpture of a roaring lion now stands proudly in a Central Chinese city square, and the journey it took to get there makes it all the more spectacular.

The Oriental Lion, as it has been dubbed, was carved from a single redwood tree trunk over the span of 3 years. Established Chinese architect Dengding Rui Yao, reportedly assisted by over 20 people, initiated the project in Myanmar, where the carving was seen through. Finally, when the great beast was finished in December of 2015, it was transported over 3000 miles to reach Wuhan’s Fortune Plaza Times Square. At 47.5 feet long, 16.5 feet high, and 13 feet wide, the Oriental Lion is a force to be reckoned with.

Lions play a significant role in traditional Chinese culture. When Buddhism spread from India to China, so did many of its symbols, including the lion. Seen as protectors, lion statues became a common installation at the gates of imperial palaces, including the legendary Forbidden City in Beijing. Today, they can even be found outside of hotels and restaurants, just in case any evil spirits drifted from the Han dynasty into modern times.

Giant Lion Carved From Single Tree By 20 People In 3 Years Becomes The World's Largest Redwood Sculpture

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Đen Nguyễn 7 years ago

Took 20 people 3 years to complete, but probably took the tree hundreds and thousand of years to grow to that size.

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King Dràgon the First 1 year ago

They definitely don’t take hundreds of years to grow stop exaggerating

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Rick Lewis 7 years ago

Look at the picture of the tree between the houses. It wasn't a giant redwood.

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Anne Madag 7 years ago

and they just cutted it easily.

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Terrence Sum Ting Wong 7 years ago

Hundreds of thousands of years..........? Do you even know biology? The oldest tree in the world is only 4800 years old.

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Nancy E 7 years ago

Different countries cultures vary, but, to me , the giant redwood is more beautiful than the lion. The tree says, I'm majestic ,enjoy long life , & , I'm alive. The lion says , I sacrificed a living tree , had 3 years of work , for art.

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