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World's longest painting HOHHOT, Sunday (Xinhua) About a dozen Chinese painters have began working on a 206-meter-long oil painting, believed to be the longest in the world, depicting the entire history of the Mongolian people. The painting portrays a historical period of 206 years, from the birth of Genghis Khan, who founded ancient Mongolia and whose grandson Kublai Khan established the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), to the downfall of the dynasty. When the painting is completed, the artists will apply for a listing in the Guinness Book of Records, said Wang Yanqing, a chief designer of the painting. The painting will be divided into three parts. The first portrays the life of Genghis Khan. The second depicts the history after the death of Genghis Khan and the founding of the Yuan Dynasty. And the third shows the rise and fall of the Yuan Dynasty. |
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