CHINA-SOCIETY-DISASTER-APOCALYPSE-OFFBEAT

Farmer Liu Qiyuan poses among survival pods that he built and has also dubbed 'Noah's Arc', in a yard at his home in the village of Qiantun, Hebei province, south of Beijing on December 11, 2012. Inspired by the apocalyptic Hollywood movie '2012' and the 2004 Asian tsunami, Liu hopes that his creations consisting of a fibreglass shell around a steel frame will be adopted by government departments and international organisations for use in the event of tsunamis and earthquakes. Liu has built seven pods which are able to float on water, some of which have their own propulsion. The airtight spheres with varying interiors contain oxygen tanks and seatbelts with space for around 14 people, and are designed to remain upright when in water. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images)
Farmer Liu Qiyuan poses among survival pods that he built and has also dubbed 'Noah's Arc', in a yard at his home in the village of Qiantun, Hebei province, south of Beijing on December 11, 2012. Inspired by the apocalyptic Hollywood movie '2012' and the 2004 Asian tsunami, Liu hopes that his creations consisting of a fibreglass shell around a steel frame will be adopted by government departments and international organisations for use in the event of tsunamis and earthquakes. Liu has built seven pods which are able to float on water, some of which have their own propulsion. The airtight spheres with varying interiors contain oxygen tanks and seatbelts with space for around 14 people, and are designed to remain upright when in water. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images)
CHINA-SOCIETY-DISASTER-APOCALYPSE-OFFBEAT
BEPERKT MATERIAAL
Dit beeld kunt u niet online licentiëren. Neem contact met ons op als u dit beeld wilt licentiëren.

GEGEVENS

Beperkingen:
Neem voor gebruik voor alle commerciële of promotiedoeleinden contact op met uw lokale kantoor. Volledige redactionele rechten in het Verenigd Koninkrijk, de Verenigde Staten, Ierland, Italië, Spanje en Canada (behalve Québec). Beperkte redactionele rechten in andere delen van de wereld. Bel ons lokale kantoor voor meer informatie hierover.
Credits:
ED JONES / Staf
Redactioneel nr.:
158189608
Collectie:
AFP
Gemaakt op:
11 december 2012
Datum van uploaden:
Soort licentie:
Rights managed
Release-informatie:
Geen release. Meer informatie
Bron:
AFP
Barcode:
AFP
Naam materiaal:
Hkg8096173