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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsSculptor Zheng Chunhui Spent 4 Years Carving the World’s Longest Wooden Sculpture
Chinese artist Zheng Chunhui recently unveiled this exceptionally large wooden sculpture that measures some 40 feet (12.286) meters long. Four years in the making, the tree carving is based on a famous painting called Along the River During the Qingming Festival, which is a historical holiday reserved to celebrate past ancestors that falls on the 104th day after the winter solstice. On November 14th the Guinness World Records arrived in Fuzhou, Fujian Province where the piece is currently on display to declare it the longest continuous wooden sculpture in the world.
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/11/zheng-chunhui-tree-sculpture/
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Sculptor Zheng Chunhui Spent 4 Years Carving the World’s Longest Wooden Sculpture (Original Post)
n2doc
Nov 2013
OP
When I see the result of such incredible human talent and dedication, I'm reminded
Aristus
Nov 2013
#3
and he did all his whittling while a-sittin' on the front porch and a-spittin' in a spitoon. nt
valerief
Nov 2013
#9
I have seen the same kind of carvings in Ivory and Jade... in our SF Chinatown..
yuiyoshida
Nov 2013
#11
HarveyDarkey
(9,077 posts)1. That's some serious dedication, and awesome talent
Scuba
(53,475 posts)2. Very cool, thanks for posting!
Aristus
(66,327 posts)3. When I see the result of such incredible human talent and dedication, I'm reminded
of a line from "Sports Night":
"Look what we can do!"
Edit: spelling -
mockmonkey
(2,815 posts)4. Well Doggies!
That's some mighty fine whittlin'.
ErikJ
(6,335 posts)6. Ha, I coulda chainsawed that in a couple'a hours.
Martin Eden
(12,864 posts)13. Granny, that bucket yer totin's full a holes!
Uncle Jed was a font of wisdom
lunatica
(53,410 posts)5. That's amazing!
He even carved people and animals!
geardaddy
(24,926 posts)7. I hope the tree died of natural causes.
hibbing
(10,098 posts)8. Awesome
Hey,
That is incredible, thanks for posting this!
Peace
valerief
(53,235 posts)9. and he did all his whittling while a-sittin' on the front porch and a-spittin' in a spitoon. nt
jmowreader
(50,557 posts)10. Is there a zero missing in the length of time he took to carve this?
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)11. I have seen the same kind of carvings in Ivory and Jade... in our SF Chinatown..
Just beautiful!
JimboBillyBubbaBob
(1,389 posts)12. Are they going to sell...
...those at Walmart?
Vashta Nerada
(3,922 posts)14. That is amazing!