Giant bronze chair carved with ten thousand dragons weighs 678 pounds (picture)

by whseoceo on 2011-08-25 17:04:43

The world's heaviest "Ten Thousand Dragons Chair" makes an appearance at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Shanghai store.

Yesterday morning, the West Lake Expo Arts and Crafts Exhibition opened at the Hangzhou Peace International Exhibition Center. Right in the center of the exhibition hall, a golden giant copper chair caught everyone's attention. It features an abstract design with over ten thousand "dragons" stacked on top of each other. Visitors all vied to sit on the "Ten Thousand Dragons Chair," taking photos as souvenirs.

According to Zhu Bingren, the creator of the "Ten Thousand Dragons Chair," this is the world's first "Dragon Throne" made from unique molten copper art and material, composed of thousands of dragons in various postures. It is also currently the heaviest in the world (weighing 678 pounds) and has the most carved Chinese dragons on a single copper chair.

By correspondent Minglan Ge and reporter Yihan Huang

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