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Strange sculpture unearthed in Yibin China - help needed for more info - 1984hasarrived - 10-16-2016 Ok, this is just a few pictures I found on a Chinese news website - maybe @guohua can have a look for more info. These pictures are from a story about a guy in Yibin China who unearthed this beside his house. Sorry I did not manage to grab the text, and I looked for a report on this in English but could not find one. A man was excavating his land and unearthed this unusual discovery. Apparently it is a “toad” but I see it as a crab, and they were a symbol of good luck - especially money. No idea when it dates from. RE: Strange sculpture unearthed in Yibin China - help needed for more info - senona - 10-16-2016 I see it as a crab too. In fact, that looks like a pincer in the red. With a flat head and eyes on top like a crab. Interesting tho. Pretty cool find to have next to your house! RE: Strange sculpture unearthed in Yibin China - help needed for more info - 1984hasarrived - 10-16-2016 (10-16-2016, 08:42 AM)senona Wrote: Yeah, that is what I thought but I had someone do an oral translation of the article and they said it was a "toad" - obviously not, with pincers. Hopefully @guohua can find the article in `chinese, I lost it and could not find it again. Even tried searching in Chinese too but no luck. RE: Strange sculpture unearthed in Yibin China - help needed for more info - Mystic Wanderer - 10-16-2016 Gees Louise, it's huge! Is it a fossilized crab, or a carving into the rock? I'll be interested to find out if this thing was alive at one time. Can you imagine that thing coming after you with those large pincers?! RE: Strange sculpture unearthed in Yibin China - help needed for more info - guohua - 10-16-2016 Yes, I found this article, it's from Sept. 2015. Quote:Sichuan Mansion dug a 20 tons heavy "toad crab" shape boulder. Here would be a rough translation. Quote:The shape of the stone crab Quote:The most domineering aquatic crab mascotSource OR: Quote:Yibin 'Tyrant' house excavated rock shaped like a crab toad meaning CaiSame Stone different new reporting agency. Quote: According to on-site construction workers introduced after they dug stone, immediately stop construction excavator, dug start, followed by a giant crab and toad face gradually clear. "In the case of not completely dug out two stone have 1 meter wide, it is estimated there are more than 10 tons single weight. We were all surprised, the news spread, local residents and nearby people come to watch, both He said urge Beach dug treasures. "Source Good article 1984hasarrived. RE: Strange sculpture unearthed in Yibin China - help needed for more info - 1984hasarrived - 10-16-2016 @"guohua" thanks for the translation and further info :) I just thought it was a weird thing to dig up, and was sure it would not make the MSM in the west, why would it? But people here may find it interesting. RE: Strange sculpture unearthed in Yibin China - help needed for more info - guohua - 10-16-2016 (10-16-2016, 01:47 PM)1984hasarrived Wrote: @"guohua" thanks for the translation and further info :) You're very welcome. It's an interesting lesson about early beliefs and superstitions. Of-Course the Chinese are a very superstitious people even today, lucky numbers are very big. All of our vehicles have personalized plates with lucky numbers, I won't make a major purchase unless it's a lucky number day, We were Married and a lucky number day. Even the numbers on the face of a clock and what time you go to bed or get up can be lucky or unlucky . RE: Strange sculpture unearthed in Yibin China - help needed for more info - 1984hasarrived - 10-17-2016 Yeah, I know all about that @guohua. And did you hear of the guy who put a special number plate on his old truck (88888), paid $150,000 for it and put it on a truck that he paid $1,500 for :) Only in China. RE: Strange sculpture unearthed in Yibin China - help needed for more info - guohua - 10-17-2016 (10-17-2016, 12:35 AM)1984hasarrived Wrote: Yeah, I know all about that @guohua. Yes, That's True, Only In China! |