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Download After touring 13 cities in 10 countries, a giant rubber duck designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman will be in Beijing from September to October, floating first at Beijing Garden Expo Park and then at Summer Palace, the Beijing Design Week organizing committee said on Wednesday. This is the first time Hofman's duck will come to the Chinese mainland. The bright yellow conceptual art piece has already won lots of Chinese fans after it was displayed in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour in May. Beijing's rubber duck will be 18-meters, taller than the 16.5-meter version displayed in Hong Kong, said Zeng Hui, vice-director of the organizing committee office. "In case the giant duck deflates, we have made two rubber ducks," Zeng said. That happened in Hong Kong, where the huge inflatable duck was reduced to a puddle of yellow plastic after being displayed for two weeks. The artwork is a gift to Beijing from Amsterdam - this year's Beijing Design Week Guest of Honor. The designer will visit Beijing for its launch on Sept 6 at Garden Expo, said a senior cultural affairs officer at the embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The yellow duck will be on display at Beijing Garden Expo Park from Sept 6 to 23. People can also see the giant yellow duck against a Chinese ancient bridge at Summer Palace from Sept 26 to Oct 26. People have to buy tickets to the sites if they wish to see the duck. | 
