Giant Rubber Duck to swim in Beijing's imperial Summer Palace?
One country, two ducks!
Beijing's own much anticipated giant yellow duck is set to float on Kunming Lake, news reports said, but organisers have declined to confirm the location and end the recent speculation.
The duck will appear in Beijing on September 16, the China News Service agency said, citing the organisation committee. It is unclear how large the duck will be, but it is expected to exceed the size of its Hong Kong counterpart.
Giant rubber toys should not been politicised, according to creator Florentijin Hofman. "The Rubber Duck knows no frontiers, it doesn't discriminate [against] people and doesn't have a political connotation," he writes on his website.
The Dutch conceptual artist, who has been creating super-sized bathtub companions since 2007, had signed an agreement with Beijing Design Week in June to bring an "original" duck to Beijing.
Update: revised first and third paragraph adding organizers' statement to People's Daily Online.
