Want China Times, CNA
2013-10-20
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| People flock to Kaohsiung Harbor for a last glimpse of the Rubber Duck, Oct. 19. (Photo/Hsieh Ming-tso) |
Thousands
of admirers flocked to Kaohsiung Harbor on Saturday for a last glimpse of the
city's world-famous Rubber Duck inflatable sculpture, which will conclude its
appearance in the southern Taiwan city on Sunday.
The city's
Glory Harbor was packed with buses from early Saturday morning bringing
tourists to admire and pose for pictures with the floating art, which has drawn
3.5 million spectators since being put on display a month ago, according to the
Kaohsiung City government.
Designed by
Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, the installation was expected to attract some
200,000 spectators on Saturday, officials said.
A closing
ceremony for Hofman's duck campaign in Kaohsiung will be held at 4pm on Sunday,
and the city has encouraged the duck's fans to dress in yellow to bid it
farewell.
The
18-meter-tall, 1,000-kilogram yellow duck will then be deflated and stored,
perhaps for another occasion in the future, but Rubber Duck fever will continue
in Taiwan, with Taoyuan county to display its own version of the Rubber Duck at
a festival between Oct. 26 and Nov. 10.
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