In 2015, a group of players from China and Spain set a world record: a nine person high human tower.

2015年，一群来自中国和西班牙的选手创造了一项世界纪录：一座九人高的人塔。

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On september 26, the group “Castellers de Vilafranca” formed a human tower at Sant Jaume square during the annual festival of “La Merce” in Barcelona, Spain.

9月26日，西班牙巴塞隆纳，一个表演小组”Castellers de Vilafranca”在圣? 詹姆斯广场上组成一个人塔以庆祝巴塞隆纳守护神圣梅尔塞节。

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The human tower, or castell, is a longstanding tradition at festivals in Catalonia and such an important one that it was featured in the Spanish exhibit at the 2010 Shanghai Expo.

叠罗汉，又名卡斯特尔，是一项在卡塔卢尼亚有悠长历史传统的节日活动，这项重要活动在2010年的上海世博会西班牙馆中展出。

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But just a year later, the discovery of human remains on a bank tower roof and then in a manhole near ground zero outraged families who said the search for their loved ones had been rushed initially.

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These people provide a kind of human walkway, allowing the smaller, lighter members of the tower to climb up.

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