This large sand creation with an ancient Greek Olympic athlete throwing a discus, is at the 9th Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival on Zhujiajian Island, East China’s Zhejiang Province. This is one of a set of sand sculptures made by 30 artists from ten countries, including China, the U.S. and Russia, to welcome the 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as illustrate the history of the Games.

Zhang Xiqin, deputy director of State Tourism Administration, said, ‘The sand sculpture festival, the first of its kind introduced to China, has become a major tourist attraction and led to similar festivals in other parts of China.’

More than one million tourists, from home and overseas, have visited the previous sand sculpture shows in Zhoushan city.
Source: China View