Sand sculptures arrive in Zhoushan

Unfinished sand sculptures replicating a scene from Star Wars for the 14th International Sand Sculpture Festival, Sept 12, 2012. The festival will kick off on Sept 26 in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. More than 50 sand sculptures will be displayed during the event and tourists are able to enjoy a tour until Oct 31. The festival, which started in 1999, has become a major tourism event recommended by the National Tourism Administration of China. [Photo/Xinhua]  

A tourist takes picture of an unfinished sand sculpture ahead of the 14th International Sand Sculpture Festival, Sept 12, 2012. The festival will kick off on Sept 26 in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. [Photo/Xinhua]