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China’s biggest pot placed in Lushunkou
Updated: Dec 25, 2017
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A 10.8-meter-diameter and 1.2-meter-height pot was shipped to the Panlong Temple in Lushunkou, Liaoning province on Dec 23.
China biggest pot arrives in Lushunkou on Dec 23. [Photo by Wang Zhongcheng]
The pot will be used during the Lantern Festival parade in 2018. Ten thousand kilograms of Tangyuan, the traditional food for the Lantern Festival, will be cooked in the 65-ton-capacity vessel and served to 50,000 visitors for free.
The pot, made of stainless steel, is the biggest thin-wall and integral-molded cooking utensil in China.
Cast by and Dalian Dingjin General Machinery Company, it will be a new cultural coordinate of Lushunkou.
Workers put the pot into its hearth. [Photo by Wang Zhongcheng]
On the basis of rich resource, local government has launched a series of featured festival activities integrating ocean, agriculture, tourism and culture to drive the development of local tourism and economy.
More than 10 annual events including cherry festival and apple festival have brought benefits to the local residents.
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