Australia's 'Big Things' go from kitsch to art
China Daily | Updated: 2009-07-14 07:45
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The 14-meter Giant Koala sitting outside a roadhouse at Dadswells Bridge, 200 km east of Melbourne, is seen in this May 2009 photo. AFP |
DADSWELLS BRIDGE, Australia: Long dismissed as tourist kitsch, Australia's "Big Things" - giant models of everything from koalas to pineapples - are now being heritage-listed and recognized as works of folk art.
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