The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic GamesAugust 8-24 2008
A unique glass sculpture screen that features 133 Chinese Olympic champions has been completed recently.
The work is about 20 meters long and 3.8 meters high, weighing about ten tons, Zhejiang online reports.
This completed work also adopted advanced technology. Through its touch panel, visitors can surf background informations of these athletes while enjoying their sculptures.
Jin Quancai, the sculptor for the work, is a renowned artist in the glass sculpture field. His works have been collected by many museums such as the Great Hall of the People.
When China was bidding for the Olympic Games, Mr. Jin made two head sculptures for Samaranch and Rogge, the former and present IOC presidents, which pleasantly surprised them.
