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Giant dragon

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ANCESTRAL DRAGON: Marking the 60th anniversary.

A group of investors in China are building a giant $300 million sculpture of a dragon that they say will be the largest in the world. The "Ancestral Dragon", as it is supposedly called, will be completed by 2009 to mark the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic's founding. The 13-mile metal structure is intended as a tourist destination. It will house galleries in which visitors can have their names and other messages inscribed. Advertising space on the giant serpent is also likely to be sold. The builders say the dragon could act as a barrier protecting Zhengzhou from sandstorms that blow in from the north.

COMPLIED BY SUBAJAYANTHI B.

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