Yangzhong Puffer Fish

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| city = Jiangsu Province, China

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The Yangzhong Puffer Fish, also known as the Puffer Fish Tower, is a {{Convert|295|ft|m|abbr=on}} long bronze statue in the shape of the puffer fish. Weighing 2,300 tons and reportedly costing $11 million, this statue sits on the banks of the Yangtze River in Yangzhong, Jiangsu, China. Work on this project was completed in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.chinanews.com/tp/hd2011/2013/09-27/250054.shtml |title=巨型"河豚"成江苏扬中新地标 造价达7000万元-中新网 |website=Chinanews.com |access-date=2015-12-05}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/13/world/asia/as-china-vows-austerity-giant-brass-fish-devours-11-million.html?hp&_r=0|title=As China Vows Austerity, Giant Brass Fish Devours $11 Million|newspaper=The New York Times|date=12 October 2013 |access-date=2015-12-05 |last1=Buckley |first1=Chris }}{{cite web|url=http://dz.xdkb.net/html/2013-09/27/content_296963.htm |title=现代快报多媒体数字报刊平台 |website=Dz.xdkb.net |date=2013-09-27 |access-date=2015-12-05}} Yangzhong is a centre for pufferfish aquaculture and cuisine.

As of 2013 it was the largest steel-framework sculpture in China, and perhaps the entire world.{{cite news|author=Jonathan Kaiman |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/27/puffer-fish-statue-state-china-decadence |title=Puffer-fish statue reignites row over state decadence in China | World news |work=The Guardian |date=27 September 2013 |access-date=2015-12-05}}

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