China Unveils Epic 1,320-Ton God Of War Statue Browsing Shortcuts: Thumbs Up and go next:"2" Key Thumbs Down and go next:"1" Key Go right:Right Arrow Key Go leftLeft Arrow Key New Comment:"C" Key Adjust content blocking lickinggecko next random Comment Top NextComment 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? next +48 Views: 2511 Submitted: 09/21/2017 Facebook Twitter Google+ Tumblr Pinterest More from lickinggecko: You better do it 5034 Vegan meals 4314 Sleep well 3937 And the award for most effort goes to... 3674 White People 3491 That's fucking cute 3258 97 year-old Canadian Veteran after watching Dunkirk 3167 Drunk email 3138 savage af fam 3051 There should be more people like that random biker 2996 Never been to Europe.. Now never will 2939 Black Crimes Matter 2920 Thumb money kitten up and all your financial issues will be gone 2906 No more body scanners 2891
