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Giant '龙' Character

China / Gansu / Jiayuguan /
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Written in Chinese calligraphy, which means dragon.
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Coordinates:   39°45'7"N   98°12'50"E

Comments

  • benjamins
    this is "龙" written in Chinese calligraphy, which means dragon.
  • saydam (guest)
    i can't see precisely how the lines are formed. are they trees/bushes or anything of that kind??
  • WriteSaidFred (guest)
    It's formed of wood that was burned for the millennium, then pine trees were planted in the ashes.
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