A golden Xylophone
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[Labarik, 2008-10-14] music instrument
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The instrument was made to celebrate the take off of the space shuttle Shenzhou 7. Made of nine solid gold bars mounted on a rose wood dragon, the xylophone symbolises the success of the Chinese spatial adventure.
Apparently, in China silence is not golden... Labarik
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