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Man spent over 30 years making miniature buildings out of shells

2018-01-15 22:49 GMT+8
 
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1 / 4   Ji Zhoutong, a resident living in Qingdao, the east coast of China, spent over 30 years making miniature buildings out of shells he picked up at beaches in Qingdao. Most of these miniatures are old buildings in the city, mirroring the modern history of Qingdao.

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2 / 4   There is a large number of German-style buildings in Qingdao city center, dating  back from the German colonial period from 1898 to 1914. Most architectures built in the city center during that period combined Chinese and German styles. /VCG photo

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3 / 4   Among his works, Ji is proudest of the headquarters of the German Administration, also named Yingbin Guan in Chinese. Ji spent two and half years on designing and making this miniature using 300,000 shells. /VCG photo

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4 / 4   Before making the miniature, Ji needs to draw graph paper first since every miniature building is an  exact simulation of the original one. /VCG photo

 
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