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1.Schedule and place of the Fifth China Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival
(1) The time of Fifth China Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival: from 19th Sep, 2003 to 15th may,2004
(2)The time for carving: from 19th Sep, 2003 to 1st Oct, 2003
(3)The time for international competition: from 24th Sep to 1st Oct
(4)The time for opening ceremony: 2:00pm, 2nd Oct, 2003
(5)The time for exhibiting : from 1st Oct to 15th may, 2004
(6)Place: South Beach in Zhujiajian Island, Putuo District, Zhoushan City

2.The theme of the 5th sand-sculpture festival:
The silk road.

3.Form & Style:
In this festival, the form is combining competition with exhibition; combining concentrated works with dispersed works; combining panorama show with story style; combing natural sand sculpture works with color works. And all works is showing in both South beach and other scenic spots.

(1)The international competition of the Fifth China Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival

In the international competition, the content of all works is connected to the theme "silk road ". The sand sculpture committee fixes in ten sand stacks with the same gauge, invites 8 foreign sculptors, who have different nationalities, and 2 domestic sculptors to attend the international competition, and sets up first prize, second prize, third prize, fourth prize each one and six prizes for excellent works.

(2)Combining immobile works with performance
In this festival, the sand sculpture works are combined with performance about special customs and practices of the districts along the silk road .In South Beach, performance area has been set up and wonderful songs and dances will be given by folk players from northwest of China. With the distinctive music, tourists will feel that they really witness the action of Silk Road.

(3)Both watching and joining
In this festival, tourists not only watch and enjoy the sand sculpture works, but also take part in carving. A special area is opened up for tourists to carve sand sculpture works themselves, and many prizes for entertainment are set up.

(4)In order to lengthen the tour routes, prolong the tour time for visiting and make the activities in every scenic spot perfect, the sand sculpture committee plans to put small scale sand sculpture works, which not only reflect the content of the silk road, but also incarnate the theme of the scenic areas in six spots.

4.Scale
There are 50 single works, which used sand of 20,000 cubic meters. The highest peak is about 13 meters.

(1)The area for exhibition is 300 meters long and 50 meters wide, from the entrance of the tour path to the east gate to the South Beach. The shape of this area is an irregularly curvilinear. The 100-meter area in the front is for international competition; the other 200-meter area is for exhibiting.

(2)Accessorical exhibition area: there are 6 single works in other scenic areas for showing to public. The six spots are
a:Sand Sculpture Park (in front of the entrance of Sand Sculpture Square).

b:Lovers' Island Scenic Area

c:Blank cobble Dike Scenic Area

d:Mountain Baishan Scenic Area

e:Lisha Ecotypes Garden

f: Portunus Scenic Area