This sculpture had no known connection to Mr. Rankin, but it did quote from poet Edward Morgan - whose poem inspired the first sculpture.

这个雕刻品与伊恩·兰金没有关联，但是它引用了诗人埃德温∙摩根的诗句——第一个雕刻作品中提到的诗人。

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Made of 168,000 plastic straws collected from several volunteer beach cleanups, the sculpture made its first appearance at the Estella Place shopping center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

该雕塑由从几次志愿者清理海滩时收集的16.8万根塑料吸管制成，首次出现在越南胡志明市的埃斯特拉广场购物中心。

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The well-preserved sculpture, among the top national treasures of China, is believed to be a copy of the personal carriage of the First Emperor of Qin, who in 221 BC unified China for the first time.

保存完好的青铜雕塑属于中国一级国家文物，被认为是模仿了公元前221年统一中国的秦始皇的马车式样。

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The first sculpture that greets visitors looks like the skeleton of a huge whale.

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The Taco Truck's bid to ace last year's race ended on the first day when the sculpture's drive train broke on a sand dune, says Weiss.

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Among the first to see the sculpture's promotional potential were the German and Australian founders of Manneken Pis Productions, a Brussels graphic design firm launched in 2000 that uses him as its logo.

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