The ''Yangzhong Puffer Fish,'' or the "Puffer Fish Tower" is a notable 295-foot-long

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statue in the shape of the puffer fish. Weighing 2,300 tons and reportedly costing $11 million, this statue sits on the banks of the Yangtze River in the

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. Work on this project was completed in 2013. The ''Yangzhong Puffer Fish'' sculpture is the largest steel-framework sculpture in China, and perhaps the entire world.

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