China’s shopping mall brings LEGO zoo to outdoor lawn
Updated 16:00, 03-Jul-2018
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If you think all zoos in the world are similar, you might want to try this one in Chengdu, capital of  southwest China's Sichuan Province. /VCG Photo

If you think all zoos in the world are similar, you might want to try this one in Chengdu, capital of  southwest China's Sichuan Province. /VCG Photo

A local shopping mall partnered with American LEGO artist Sean Kenney to create a "zoo" full of animals made from the blocks. /VCG Photo

A local shopping mall partnered with American LEGO artist Sean Kenney to create a "zoo" full of animals made from the blocks. /VCG Photo

Customers can relax outdoors after their shopping spree. /VCG Photo

Customers can relax outdoors after their shopping spree. /VCG Photo

Called “Nature Connects,” the zoo consists of six themes emulating ecological environments including: the prairie, a tropical rainforest, snow and ice, the panda habitat and the idyllic areas. /VCG Photo

Called “Nature Connects,” the zoo consists of six themes emulating ecological environments including: the prairie, a tropical rainforest, snow and ice, the panda habitat and the idyllic areas. /VCG Photo

Kenney spent some three years building the animal sculptures, most of which are life-sized and used around one million LEGO bricks to form the animal world. /VCG Photo

Kenney spent some three years building the animal sculptures, most of which are life-sized and used around one million LEGO bricks to form the animal world. /VCG Photo

Kenney has brought his work across North America, Europe and Asia over the past six years and his design has been called “an incredible exhibition” by Lonely Planet. /VCG Photo

Kenney has brought his work across North America, Europe and Asia over the past six years and his design has been called “an incredible exhibition” by Lonely Planet. /VCG Photo