Project to Extend the Great Wall of China by 10,000 Meters
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Project to Extend the Great Wall of China by 10,000 Meters is a large-scale conceptual and pyrotechnic artwork by Cai Guo-Qiang that symbolically continues the Great Wall using a 10-kilometer line of gunpowder explosions across the Gobi Desert.
All labels observed (1)
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| Project to Extend the Great Wall of China by 10,000 Meters canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Project to Extend the Great Wall of China by 10,000 Meters Context triple: [Cai Guo-Qiang, notableWork, Project to Extend the Great Wall of China by 10,000 Meters]
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A.
Großer Wall
Großer Wall is a German-named geographic or structural feature, likely referring to a notable embankment, rampart, or wall in a German-speaking region.
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B.
Defense of the Great Wall
Defense of the Great Wall was a 1933 military campaign in which Chinese forces attempted to resist Japanese invasion along the Great Wall region of northern China.
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C.
Jiumenkou Great Wall
Jiumenkou Great Wall is a notable section of the Great Wall of China famous for its unique span across the Jiujiang River on a series of stone arches.
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D.
Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is an ancient, monumental series of fortifications stretching thousands of kilometers across northern China, built and rebuilt over centuries to protect Chinese states and empires from invasions.
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E.
China Belt and Road Initiative
The China Belt and Road Initiative is a global infrastructure and economic development strategy led by China to enhance trade connectivity and geopolitical influence across Asia, Europe, Africa, and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Project to Extend the Great Wall of China by 10,000 Meters Target entity description: Project to Extend the Great Wall of China by 10,000 Meters is a large-scale conceptual and pyrotechnic artwork by Cai Guo-Qiang that symbolically continues the Great Wall using a 10-kilometer line of gunpowder explosions across the Gobi Desert.
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A.
Großer Wall
Großer Wall is a German-named geographic or structural feature, likely referring to a notable embankment, rampart, or wall in a German-speaking region.
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B.
Defense of the Great Wall
Defense of the Great Wall was a 1933 military campaign in which Chinese forces attempted to resist Japanese invasion along the Great Wall region of northern China.
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C.
Jiumenkou Great Wall
Jiumenkou Great Wall is a notable section of the Great Wall of China famous for its unique span across the Jiujiang River on a series of stone arches.
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D.
Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is an ancient, monumental series of fortifications stretching thousands of kilometers across northern China, built and rebuilt over centuries to protect Chinese states and empires from invasions.
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E.
China Belt and Road Initiative
The China Belt and Road Initiative is a global infrastructure and economic development strategy led by China to enhance trade connectivity and geopolitical influence across Asia, Europe, Africa, and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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conceptual artwork ⓘ pyrotechnic artwork ⓘ |
| artForm | outdoor explosion event ⓘ |
| artisticMethod | line of gunpowder explosions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese contemporary art
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explosion events in art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| creator | Cai Guo-Qiang ⓘ |
| documentationForm |
drawings
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photography ⓘ video ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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land art ⓘ performance art ⓘ |
| hasType |
site-specific work
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time-based work ⓘ |
| involves |
large-scale outdoor installation
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pyrotechnic engineering ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| length |
10 kilometers
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10000 meters ⓘ |
| location | Gobi Desert ⓘ |
| medium |
explosions
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gunpowder ⓘ |
| notableFor |
symbolic continuation of a major historical monument
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use of large-scale gunpowder explosions in the landscape ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cai Guo-Qiang gunpowder projects
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linked to:
Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder Art
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| setting |
Gobi Desert
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desert ⓘ |
| subject | Great Wall of China ⓘ |
| symbolicallyExtends | Great Wall of China ⓘ |
| theme |
boundaries and borders
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cultural memory ⓘ ephemerality ⓘ history of the Great Wall ⓘ relationship between destruction and creation ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Project to Extend the Great Wall of China by 10,000 Meters Description of subject: Project to Extend the Great Wall of China by 10,000 Meters is a large-scale conceptual and pyrotechnic artwork by Cai Guo-Qiang that symbolically continues the Great Wall using a 10-kilometer line of gunpowder explosions across the Gobi Desert.
Referenced by (2)
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Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe
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Project to Extend the Great Wall of China by 10,000 Meters
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