'Moon Goddess' to usher in skiing festival in NE China(1/5)

Sculptors make a final touch to their creation “Moon Goddess” at the Jingyue Lake National Forest Park in Changchun, Northeast China’s Jilin province, Dec 25, 2014. Sculptor Zhang Ningge and his team started to make the sculpture on Dec 1 and expect to finish it before Dec 31 for the upcoming Jingyue Lake Vasaloppet International Skiing Festival. The thematic sculpture, 25 meters high and 80 meters long, features a goddess unfolding the flag of Worldloppet, which is an international sports federation of cross-country skiing marathons and has admitted the Changchun race as a member. The lake’s name Jingyue means “Clear Moon” in Chinese. [Photo/ CFP]