“What walks on four feet during the morning, two feet at noon, and three feet in the evening…with Chinese characteristics?” If you can solve this ancient riddle (with a twist), it will make no difference in figuring out exactly why a Chinese Sphinx is being built in Chaozhou, Anhui.
The duplicate sphinx is being built as part of the “World Culture Heritage Exhibit” at the Chuhou International Great Wall Tourism Innovation Park for Film, Television and Animation.
The face of the sphinx, that of the Pharaoh Khafra, is said to be a copy of the real thing, precisely to scale. The real sphinx in Egypt is very old, in ruins, and isn’t conveniently located ten minutes from the train station, so this replica one will no doubt prove popular with Chinese tourists.
