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13:59, 22-Jun-2018
Disney Sand Magic: Belguim hosts the world’s biggest sand sculpture festival
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On a Belgium beach, an artist adds the final touches to an imposing sand sculpture of the Incredible Hulk and his bristling muscles ahead of the opening of the world’s biggest festival of its kind.
There are 151 sand sculptures relating to Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars films on the beach in Ostend for the Sand Magic festival which opens on Saturday and runs until September – providing the artworks survive the weather.
Recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s biggest sand sculpture festival, the exhibition stuns visitors with larger-than-life figures like Captain America, cartoon characters and classic castles.
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Disney Sand Magic" in Ostend, Belgium June 21, 2018. /VCG Photo
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Disney Sand Magic" in Ostend, Belgium June 21, 2018. /VCG Photo
A sand sculpture of Captain America at the Sand Sculpture Festival "Disney Sand Magic" in Ostend, Belgium June 21, 2018. /VCG Photo
A sand sculpture of Captain America at the Sand Sculpture Festival "Disney Sand Magic" in Ostend, Belgium June 21, 2018. /VCG Photo
A sand sculpture of Star Wars at the Sand Sculpture Festival "Disney Sand Magic" in Ostend, Belgium June 21, 2018. /VCG Photo
A sand sculpture of Star Wars at the Sand Sculpture Festival "Disney Sand Magic" in Ostend, Belgium June 21, 2018. /VCG Photo
A sand sculpture of The Jungle Book at the Sand Sculpture Festival "Disney Sand Magic" in Ostend, Belgium June 21, 2018. /VCG Photo
A sand sculpture of The Jungle Book at the Sand Sculpture Festival "Disney Sand Magic" in Ostend, Belgium June 21, 2018. /VCG Photo
A sand sculpture of DuckTales at the Sand Sculpture Festival "Disney Sand Magic" in Ostend, Belgium June 21, 2018. /VCG Photo
A sand sculpture of DuckTales at the Sand Sculpture Festival "Disney Sand Magic" in Ostend, Belgium June 21, 2018. /VCG Photo
Thirty-four international artists from 12 countries have spent four weeks creating the pieces using around 6,000 tons of sand.
Some of the sculptures are several meters high. Among the depictions are works featuring Daffy Duck, Yoda and Bruce, the grinning great white shark from “Finding Nemo.”
Right on the spot unique works of art gather vast crowds of those wishing to take adventures in Disneyland and to have a closer look at the world of science fiction.
(With input from Reuters and china.com)
(Cover photo: Sand carvers work on a sculpture featuring a huge castle during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Disney Sand Magic" in Ostend, Belgium, June 21, 2018 /VCG Photo)