The sculpture of Emperors Yan and Huang is a monument in China that was carved from a mountain on the
Yellow River
The Yellow River or Huang He (Chinese: , Mandarin: ''Huáng hé'' ) is the second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze River, and the sixth-longest river system in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Ha ...
. The overall monument height is ; a 55-meter base platform with 51-meter busts on top. They depict the two mythical emperors
Yan Di
The Yan Emperor () or the Flame Emperor was a legendary ancient Chinese ruler in pre-dynastic times. Modern scholarship has identified the Sheep's Head Mountains (''Yángtóu Shān'') just north of Baoji in Shaanxi Province as his homeland and ...
and
Huang Di Huangdi () may refer to:
*Yellow Emperor (黃帝), a legendary Chinese monarch who supposedly ruled before the Xia dynasty
*Emperor of China (皇帝), the imperial title of Chinese monarchs; and the superlative monarchical title in the Sinosphere
...
. The construction lasted 20 years and was completed in 2007, at a cost of US$22.5 million. They are located in
Zhengzhou, the capital of
Henan
Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
, People's Republic of
China. The statues commemorate politics and the economy.
[http://english.sina.com/life/p/1/2006/1013/91715.html 106-Meter High Statue of Emperors Yan and Huang Built]
See also
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List of tallest statues
This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least tall, which was the assumed height of the Colossus of Rhodes. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but exclude ...
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Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors
References
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Colossal statues in China
Stone sculptures in China
Outdoor sculptures in China
2007 sculptures
Tourist attractions in Zhengzhou
Buildings and structures completed in 2007
2007 establishments in China
Buildings and structures in Zhengzhou
Yan Emperor