The five petals point to five smaller statues portraying the theme of music from the five continents, forming a square 48 meters in diameter.

This study in global unison is quite typical of the Chinese aesthetic, combining Western classicism with Chinese touches. It is also a blending of State-sanctioned ideology with mass appeal.

However, personal visions do have their place here and in other parts of the city.

I was taken on a tour of the 10 sq km wetland park in northeastern Changchun. The park is so vast that we had to use a cart and got just a glimpse of most of the 107 statues chosen for the annual sculpture show last year.

The international exhibition of this year, which opened at a new sculpture park in Changchun Jingyue Economic Development Zone on Aug 6, "will reach an unprecedented height, both in quality and quantity," according to organizers.

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