Monday 26 May 2014

Jeremy

Chinese agree to dismantle fake replica Sphinx


Via Ron Yu (thanks, Ron!) we have received news of an affront to Egypt's avowed policy (see earlier Afro-IP post here) on the protection of its most celebrated cultural assets -- including the Great Sphinx of Giza. A giant replica of the Sphinx has been erected in China, in the Shijiazhuang district of Hebei.  Measuring 60 x 20 metres, this replica resulted in Egypt filing a complaint to UNESCO against China. The complaint asserts that the reproduction is inaccurate -- which could actually work to China's benefit in that the Egyptian law (which does not apply in China) only sought to address exact likenesses.

There has been a sequel.  The Chinese authorities are now reported to have agreed to destroy the replica which, mysteriously has in this report grown to 80 x 30 metres.

Jeremy

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