| Hehe Xiexie | |
| Artist: | Zhang Huan |
| Type: | Sculpture |
| Material: | Stainless steel |
| Subject: | Giant pandas |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| City: | Shanghai, China |
Hehe Xiexie, or Hehe, Xiexie,[1] is an outdoor 2009–2010 sculpture created by Zhang Huan as part of Art for the World, a collection of twenty monumental sculptures along the Expo Axis organised by Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand, for Expo 2010.[2] It is still installed at Expo Boulevard in Shanghai, China.
A reduced version is presented at Sherbrooke street, Montréal, in Canada.
Hehe Xiexie depicts two "cuddly" Giant pandas which, according to Huan, represent a "harmonious society, harmonious world [and] harmonious Expo."[1] They are made of mirror-finished stainless steel and measure 600cm (200inches) x 420cm (170inches) x 380cm (150inches) and 600cm (200inches) x 426cm (168inches) x 390cm (150inches).[3] They were manufactured by Zhang Huan Studio and donated by Tomson Group as part of the Collection World Expo.[3]
CNN Travel's Jessica Beaton and Hunter Braithwaite called the piece a "great" and "harmonious" photo opportunity.[1]