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[Chaozhou] Delicate Tower Built by Toothpicks

Updated Beijing Time

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Mr. Zheng Jian in Chaozhou used more than 10,000 pieces of toothpicks to build the landmark of Chaozhou – Guangjimen Tower of Ming Dynasty in a scale of 100:1, with the height of 26cm, the length of 58cm and the width of 26cm. The miniature built by Mr. Zheng is a 3.5-storey building with solid city walls and delicate battlements. Every storey of the gate tower is arranged one on top of another. Inside the tower there are 216 windows that can be opened and closed freely.

(by Nicole Zhi)

Source: Lifeofguangzhou.com

Editor: Carrot Chen

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