A new dragon stands guard in arboretum's Chinese Garden
A mythical creature has landed at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. It's an 850-pound steel dragon, now residing in the arboretum's Chinese Garden.
The shiny creature, named "Bing," is the work of artist Dale Lewis of Hastings, Minn. He fashions his sculptures from salvaged materials.
Bing stands 10 feet high in a coiled position, gazing at a red ball. Uncoiled, the dragon would be 50 feet long. Dragons are auspicious and powerful creatures in Chinese culture.
The arboretum began constructing and planting the Chinese Garden in 2015. The statue is on loan until the spring of 2019.
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