Bigger rubber duck to visit Beijing next month  

大黄鸭9月16日正式亮相北京 有望“长高个儿”

北京国际设计周组委会方面昨天透露，“大黄鸭”访京的档期已确定为9月16日至10月17日。针对近期网上传言“大黄鸭”将选择在颐和园落脚的说法，组委会方面表示，此前并未发布过这一消息，最终的具体地址将于近期择日发布。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) -- The Beijing Design Week organizing committee revealed on Tuesday that the giant rubber duck will be on tour in Beijing, Sept 16 to Oct 17, Beijing Daily reported.

The committee consulted with Florentijn Hofman, the creator of the giant rubber duck, and they agreed to raise the duck's height. The duck in Beijing will be bigger than the Hong Kong one, which was 16.5 meters tall.

The committee will settle the giant rubber duck in waters beyond the Third Ring Road, said Zeng Hui, deputy director of the committee. But the location hasn't been unveiled yet.

Leading candidates include Summer Palace, Chaoyang Park, and Olympic Forest Park.

Combined with Beijing's cultural history, more derivative projects will be developed to match the city's landscape and environment, Zeng said.

Shichahai Lake will be the main place to showcase the projects.

The committee has hired legal counsel and worked out ways to protect the giant rubber duck's copyright, Zeng said.

"Starting with protecting the duck's copyright, we will try our best to build an atmosphere of valuing copyrights and protecting original works," Zeng added.